New cycleway in Peterborough City Council will encourage active travel
Members of Peterborough City Council’s cabinet today authorised a works order of up to £2million for Milestone Infrastructure Ltd to build the cycleway along Thorpe Wood and a section of Thorpe Road. The move comes after the council received around £3 million from the government’s Active Travel England scheme, as part of a joint bid […]
Shrewsbury On Your Bike scheme wins £340,000 of Government funding
A bike hire scheme, more rickshaws, cargo bikes and an electric shuttle service will be trialled in Shrewsbury following a successful funding bid. Shrewsbury Big Town Plan Partnership has secured more than £340,000 of UK Government funding for the ‘On Your Bike’ project which will see a range of active travel options coming to the […]
Active Travel work moves up a gear in Dundee
More than £1.25 million worth of work is to start on the next phase of the Broughty Ferry to Monifieth Active Travel Project on Monday November 13. This will deliver the Caste Green & Mill Street Shared Cycleway and footway, which includes improvements at the Castle Lane/Esplanade junction. Funded by the Scottish Government through Sustrans […]
South Gloucestershire Council looks to invest in improved active travel options for local people
South Gloucestershire Council wants to provide greater options for how people travel around the area. Consultations on proposals to improve bus, walking, wheeling and cycling facilities along two key routes in the district launched this week. They are the A38 (between Thornbury and junction 16 of the M5) including the B4061 Thornbury Road/Alveston Hill and […]
Esri UK and AppyWay partnership helps local authorities plan active travel and low carbon projects
Esri UK has announced that AppyWay has joined its partner programme, giving Esri customers easy access to digital kerbside data for the first time. The move allows local authorities to better understand the UK’s complex kerbside restrictions when planning active travel and low carbon initiatives, including EV charge point, e-scooter or cycle hangar projects. Over two thirds […]
Cycling in Manchester is booming as one million journey record is smashed one month early
Records have been smashed as more people than ever have moved to pedal power and have chosen to use the Oxford Road cycle route. During a three-week period between September 26 and October 26 more than 6,000 people cycled along the route on not just one occasion, but on nine separate days.* This represents the […]
£800,000 to help Essex schoolchildren get on their bikes
Essex County Council has secured a grant of £800,000 to provide cycle training to primary school children. Funding will be used over the next two years. It comes from Bikeability Trust UK, which administers the national Bikeability programme. This is on behalf of Active Travel England. Bikeability is the government’s national cycle training programme. It gives […]
Go Jauntly App showcases walking trails across Nottingham
Supported by the Active Travel Fund, Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS) have partnered with health and wellness company Go Jauntly, to deliver a series of new walks in Nottingham. Go Jauntly is a free walking app designed to help people wander outside of their normal surroundings and reconnect with nature. […]
Shawlands Bike Bus traffic light technology wins UK prize
The innovative traffic light technology that helps Shawlands Bike Bus safely navigate a busy Southside junction has won a national award. The Ultra Smart Cycle System, which gives the lead rider of the bike bus temporary control of the traffic lights at Shawlands Cross, scooped the top prize for an ‘Exemplary Approach to Active Travel […]
Norfolk County Council starts public consultation on its walking, wheeling and cycling strategy
Norfolk County Council has opened a public consultation on a draft walking, wheeling and cycling strategy for the county. The strategy is an updated version of the previous walking and cycling strategy which was published in 2017. Since then, there has been a step change in national and local policy which has placed walking, wheeling […]