Extensive consultation to be launched on proposals to transform how people travel around Greater Cambridge
Residents will soon be invited to share their views on transformational proposals to significantly improve how people travel around Greater Cambridge every day. The Greater Cambridge Partnership will launch an extensive public consultation this autumn on ambitious plans to create a step change in public transport – with one of the largest ever investments in […]
DfT publishes final statistics on road collisions and casualties for Great Britain in 2021
In 2021 there were an estimated 1,558 reported road deaths, a decrease of 11% from pre-pandemic levels (2019). This is according to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) final statistics on road collisions ad casualties for Great Britain in 2021. Overall, casualties have broadly followed trends in traffic in recent years, according to the statistics. These […]
Lancashire’s highways team praised for low carbon commitment
Lancashire County Council has been recognised nationally for its commitment to sustainable working practices and carbon reduction in maintaining the county’s highways. The council was awarded the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) prestigious Climate Action Award in recognition of their Highways Decarbonisation Strategy. The mission statement for the project is to achieve ‘Sustainability […]
Protected cycle lanes must be urgent government priority, says active travel charity
The UK’s largest walking and cycling charity has called on local authorities and central government to guarantee protected cycle lanes on main road routes to schools. Sustrans has said that doing this would help embed new active travel habits of people across the UK forced to change the way they travel during the cost of […]
