Active City Network

The City of London Corporation's Active City Network works with its members to shape campaigns, transport strategies and infrastructure changes in the Square Mile.

The aim of the Active City Network is to establish a communication channel to both talk to, and get feedback from, business partners and members about initiatives planned in the City of London to support safer commuting.

Through the Network we can provide news, training and exclusive services to encourage people to enjoy a safer, more active journeys.

More people walking and cycling more often has many benefits around improved fitness & health, air quality, sustainability and productivity.

Become an Active City Network member or partner organisation and lets work together to improve our streets.

Benefits for individual members?

As a member you can benefit from the following services:

  • Invitations to networking events, workshops and engagement opportunities
  • Updates on local offers and industry news
  • Invitations to Lunchtime/evening walks and rides
  • Notifications on Dr bikes happening in the Square Mile

The Active City Network hosts free events to engage with the Square Mile community. You can network with your peers, learn from influential speakers and find out more about initiatives to support health and wellbeing, sustainability and safer active travel.

Become a Active City Network member now.

The Active City Network continues to encourage Active City Network Partners to share best practice and inspire each other. Establish your business as a leader, share your experiences and help other businesses adopt best practice for a safer, healthier, more sustainable City of London.

Partners located in the City of London (Square Mile) can benefit from the following free business services*

  • Bespoke events, workshops and networking opportunities
  • Bespoke business road shows and workshops at your business
  • Advice on safer freight consolidation and responsible procurement
  • Advice and support on hosting a Lunchtime Street
  • Bespoke safer cycling events, with Dr bike checks & cycle skills training
  • Bespoke City of London Police engagement events and Cycle Security Marking

Become a Active City Network partner organisation or find out more about our services and what it means to be an Active City Network partner.

*subject to demand.

News

A woman wearing a Virtual Reality Headset enjoys the virtual reality exchanging places experience at St Batholomew's Hospital Road Safety Roadshow

A virtual reality exchanging places experience at a cycle safety event. This is a fun and engaging way to remind people walking or cycling that many vehicles have blind spots.

DR Bike fixes a bike at St Bartholomew's Hospital Road Safety Roadshow

A Dr Bike check at a cycle safety event. This is a great service to check the condition of brakes and wheels to ensure your bike is safe on the road.

Image of participants and stand holders having discussions at the Active City Network Healthy Street event.

The Active City Network Healthy Street event brought together businesses to share best practice, industry leaders to celebrate safer cycling and the City of London community to find out more about initiatives to support health and wellbeing.

Image of the Chancery Lane Lunchtime Street event, where people are eating their lunch and exercising on a street closed to traffic.

The Chancery Lane Lunchtime Street event, a joint partnership which brought together businesses, the City of London Corporation and the Chancery Lane Association to close a part of Chancery Lane to traffic over the lunchtime period - so people could re-imagine their street.

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