New multi-million pound cycling route in Edinburgh city centre officially open
Celebrations got underway this week to mark the completion of the City Centre West to East Link (CCWEL) in Edinburgh, a £23 million project set to transform walking, wheeling and cycling across the city centre. On Wednesday 20th March, members of the local community and key delivery partners turned out in number to commemorate the close […]
National Highways working in tandem with Active Travel England
Olympic legend and Active Travel England ambassador Chris Boardman MBE and National Highways have pledged the two organisations will work more closely together to promote the benefits of active travel and a healthier future for all. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between National Highways and Active Travel England was signed at a meeting between National […]
Safe, accessible, and sustainable travel key to 2024/25 Local Transport Plan in Brighton
Brighton & Hove Council is committing more than £23 million to making Brighton and Hove’s roads better and safer over the next year. The council’s Strategy, Finance and City Regeneration committee looks set to approve a local Transport Plan (LTP) for 2024/25 when it meets on Thursday 14 March. The committee will be presented with a report […]
Enabling active travel can improve the UK’s health, says report
A new British Medical Journey report has revealed that tre is an urgent need to improve the nation’s health as it has worsened over the pandemic. There is an abundance of evidence and reports that exercise is a miracle cure that improves physical and mental health and reduces demands on NHS services and the need […]
Infrastructure Northern Ireland announces £800,000 active travel scheme for O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced that work is now underway on a £800,000 pedestrian and cycling improvement scheme on the O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey. The scheme will involve construction of 240m of shared footway on the four legs of the O’Neill Road roundabout and installation of four toucan crossings to improve pedestrian priority and safety […]
Councillors asked to approve Shropshire cycling and walking plan
Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will next week (13 March 2024) be asked to approve a plan that sets out proposed new and improved cycling and walking routes in seven of the county’s market towns. The Shropshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (or LCWIP) sets out an ambitious ten-year plan of infrastructure measures to improve conditions for walking, […]
Report finds residents want more money spent on ‘active travel’ schemes
A majority of residents in the Liverpool City Region want to move money currently spent on road building to fund more infrastructure that helps people walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport, according to a new report by the charity Sustrans with The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The Liverpool City Region Walking and Cycling […]
Active Travel appeals to Scots
Aberdeen residents want to drive less and at the same time walk, cycle or wheel more, research for a national report has revealed. This latest Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index shows 23% of residents want to drive less, 50% of residents want to walk or wheel more, and 47% want to cycle more. Aberdeen City […]
Parents are the key to getting children into active travel, says Brunel University study
Cycling is an active and environmentally friendly way for schoolchildren to travel and stay healthy, but with only 3% of 5 to 16-year-olds cycling to school in England, it could be parents who are standing in the way, according to new research. A new study from Brunel University London shows that children’s cycling frequency is […]
Haringey launches electric bike hire scheme
Opportunities for residents and visitors to cycle in Haringey just stepped up a gear with the launch of the borough’s first dockless electric bike hire scheme. The council is partnering with e-bike industry leaders Lime and Forest for the 18-month trial to boost options for affordable, active travel around Haringey. Backed by residents in a […]