Irish cities of Cork and Dublin among best European cities for air quality
Cork and Dublin are among the best European cities for air quality but still rank as only “fair”, as 90% of city residents across the EU are exposed to harmful levels of pollution. According to an analysis from the European Environment Agency (EEA), children are especially vulnerable to air pollution levels across Europe, despite advances in cleaning […]
New highly localised data shows every borough in London exceeds World Health Organisation limits for toxic pollution
New analysis of diffusion tubes at locations across the city, which has been compiled by City Hall has, today revealed that whilst some progress has been made improving air quality in the capital, every London borough is breaching World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for nitrogen dioxide. Locations across the capital are monitored to gauge pollution […]
New vision for increasing everyday cycling across Scotland
The Scottish Government has published a new plan to increase everyday cycling across the country. It comes as funding for all forms of active travel – or walking, wheeling and cycling – is at record levels, with even more investment to come. The new Cycling Framework for Active Travel supports the 2030 Active Travel Vision – where […]
Route map unveiled for active travel City Network in Glasgow
A street-by-street guide that shows how Glasgow’s City Network for active travel will be built has been unveiled. The final delivery plan for the City Network sets out in detail how the council will prioritise its effort to add almost 270km of safer, segregated active routes for walking, wheeling and cycling to 300km of existing […]
Renfrewshire Council appoints new officer to be in charge of roads
Renfrewshire Council has appointed a head of climate, public protection and roads. Gerard Hannah, the local authority’s infrastructure, transportation and change manager, will take on the role, it has been confirmed. Gordon McNeil, director of environment, housing and infrastructure at the council, informed elected members of the development last week. “I am delighted to advise you that […]
New data reveals Mayor’s policies have improved air quality in London significantly since 2016
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to continue his pioneering work to clean up the capital’s toxic air as new City Hall data shows major improvements in London’s air quality since 2016 and further significant improvements forecast for 2025 and 2030. Thanks to the ambitious policies introduced by Sadiq over the last seven […]
Sutton Council launches petition on ULEZ expansion
The Leader of Sutton Council, Councillor Ruth Dombey, has announced the council has launched a petition at a special meeting of all councillors on Monday 24 April to discuss the impact of ULEZ on the borough’s residents, businesses, suppliers and visitors. The council has been calling on the Mayor of London to halt his plans […]
Over 20 million car drivers want to switch to alternative methods of travel for journeys of one to two miles, according to new research
New research today reveals that of the 20 million drivers who regularly use their car for journeys of between one to two miles, some 6.9 million (34%) want to switch to other travel methods. When asked about their travel over journeys of less than 1.5 miles, almost one in seven car owners (13%) said they […]
Powys Council starts preparation for 20 mph transformation
Work to prepare Powys roads for the upcoming default 20mph speed limit will begin this week. On 17 September, the Welsh Government will introduce a default 20mph speed limit on restricted roads across Wales. Restricted roads are generally those where streetlights are placed no more than 200 yards apart and are usually located in residential […]
Self-driving cars ‘need to learn the language of cyclists’
Future generations of self-driving cars should ‘learn the language’ of cyclists to help them safely share the roads with bikes, new research suggests. Human-computer interaction specialists from the University of Glasgow have highlighted the need for new systems in autonomous vehicles (AVs) capable of replicating the complex social interactions between human car drivers and cyclists […]