Walk Wheel Cycle Trust is launching an inquiry to improve transport and travel for children and young people, and we’re calling for evidence.

When it comes to transport policy and practice, children and young people are often overlooked. They are not routinely asked about what they want or need from their environments, despite being best placed to inform solutions.

At our Children and Young People’s Summit last year, children and young people told us they feel left out of conversations about how they travel and their local neighbourhoods, even though they are the ones most affected.

Involving children and young people in the decisions that affect them, doesn’t just improve outcomes for young people; it helps create better places for everyone. Moreover, when young people help shape the spaces they use, it creates a stronger sense of belonging and agency.

We want to give children and young people a voice to allow them to become active participants in the decisions that seek to improve transport, streets and neighbourhoods.

The closing date for all submissions will be the 31 August 2026.