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 […]
Supporting children to travel actively: free scootability training in Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Road Safety Partners are supporting Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel by offering free Scootability training throughout the county during the first week of the Easter holidays (25 – 29 March). Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership is committed to providing young people with the training needed to make journeys safely. Team Rubicon, […]
New local travel hubs bring cycle hire and transport services closer to communities in Halesowen
New local travel hubs offering communities easy access to bikes, electric car chargers and other services are to be trialled on the streets of Halesowen. Called Local Travel Points (LTPs), the first three hubs are set to be installed at Huntingtree Park, Cross Street and Andrew Road over the next two months. The modular hubs […]
TfL launches the Green Link Walk, a 15-mile new walking and wheeling route from Epping Forest to Peckham Town Centre
TfL is launching the Green Link Walk to respond to London’s boom in leisure walking since the pandemic and Londoners’ desire for more space dedicated to walking London’s newest walking and wheeling route, the Green Link Walk, has become the eighth route to be included in the Walk London Network New route spans several London […]
Work to commence on new cycleway in West Lothian
Work is set to start on the construction of a new section of cycleway/footpath that will link the Wester Inch area directly to the existing path network in Whitehill Industrial Estate and on to Blackburn. The project features as part of the West Lothian Active Travel Plan which sets to provide more active travel opportunities […]
New cycle and walking trail to be launched in Driffield, East Yorkshire to help promote active travel
A fun new cycling and walking trail is to launch in Driffield to encourage people to follow a route around the town and solve a puzzle at the same time. The eight-mile-long Driffield Code Breaker Trail directs cyclists and walkers on a circular route starting from outside Driffield Library and Customer Service Centre in Cross […]
Cornwall chosen to deliver pilot aimed at making walking, cycling and wheeling part of everyday life
Cornwall Council is one of 13 authorities chosen to deliver a new pilot scheme aimed at encouraging adults to choose ‘active travel’. It has been given around £840,000 by the government to boost the number of people who pick healthy forms of transport over jumping in the car as part of their daily lives. Active […]