£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 […]
High Court grants legal challenge to government’s cycling funding cuts
The Department for Transport’s decision earlier this year to slash the budget for cycling and walking schemes in England by around 75 percent can be legally challenged, the High Court ruled yesterday. The action was brought by active travel campaign group Transport Action Network (TAN), who wrote to the government in June seeking a judicial review into the […]
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 […]
St Helens Council announces £2.2m improved cycle paths and habitats
St Helens Council has announced that a £2.2m investment has been made to improve active travel and green spaces across the borough. In partnership with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the council has confirmed that its Sustainable Urban Development Scheme has been completed to make the region a “better place to live, work and help towards […]
£7.79m for transport improvements in Leeds
Leeds City Council has successfully been awarded funding for five schemes designed to enable residents to choose more active and sustainable modes of travel and improve road safety for everyone. A part of a £200million funding pot, which Active Travel England expects to generate up to 16 million extra walking and cycling trips every year […]
Better provision for pedestrians and cyclists as highways improvement scheme progresses
Work is progressing on the latest highways scheme to improve walking and cycling provision in Cheshire East. The B5358, in Handforth, is undergoing significant improvements, including a new shared footpath for pedestrians and cyclists, including widening of the footway, new drainage, kerbing, refreshed road markings, improvements to a controlled pedestrian crossing, and the installation of […]
£5.8m active travel bridge business case backed in Fife
Plans to deliver a key active travel link in Levenmouth have taken a significant step forward after the business case was approved by councillors. Members of Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee today agreed to progress delivery of the Mountfleurie Active Travel Bridge through Network Rail and their contractor as part of the River Leven Regeneration Programme. […]
Work to start on next Inverness – Beauly walking and cycling link
Work will begin shortly on a new stretch of walking and cycling pathway between Dunballoch and Cabrich, linking the existing Lovat Bridge – Dunballoch pathway with the minor road to Cabrich and onwards to Moniack. Highland Council will provide a safe, segregated, comfortable option for those walking and cycling and marks the creation of another […]