Work is set to begin on Phase 2 of new cycle route in Leamington Spa
Cyclists in Kenilworth and Leamington will soon have a new cycle way to travel on as Warwickshire County Council’s flagship cycle route is poised to take an important new step forward. The second phase of construction of a new cycle route on the Kenilworth Road in Leamington Spa is due to start on Monday 4th September. […]
New active travel route open at Ravenscraig
A new path for pedestrians and cyclists is open between Craigneuk and New College Lanarkshire’s Motherwell Campus at Ravenscraig. It connects, at Meadowhead Bridge, with the existing active travel route to The Craig public park and Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility. Lighting, seating and CCTV has been installed along the route, with trees being planted on the embankment in […]
New cycle and walking route under construction in Leicester
Work is under way to create a new section of walking and cycling track in Aylestone Meadows that will form part of the National Cycle Network. The improvements will see a new 3.5 metre wide track installed on land behind Kingsway, off Narborough Road South. The new route will connect to the existing track off […]
Hull City Council invests £11 million in active travel routes
Hull City Council has approved grant funding allocations of over £11million to deliver a series of investments on several of the city’s key routes to promote and encourage cycling and improve road safety. The council has secured £8.757m from Active Travel England’s Active Travel Fund (ATF) and £2.99m from the Department for Transport’s Safer Roads […]
Marsh Lane Roundabout and Boston Active Travel improvements reach midway point
Works to improve the A16 in Boston, along with active travel in the surrounding area, are now more than halfway complete. Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “Our first two ‘Levelling Up’ projects are continuing to go well. In fact, we’re now past the midway point for both. “Since starting in May, the team […]
Cyclists in Warwickshire save 6,984 kg of carbon on National Cycle to Work Day 2023
Staff at Warwickshire County Council have supported National Cycle to Work Day 2023 by ditching their cars for bikes instead. Organised by Cyclescheme, National Cycle to Work Day is the UK’s biggest cycling commuting event. The campaign has been running for 11 years and aims to encourage people all around the country to get on […]
Essex County Council starts consultation on cycle networks
Residents are being invited to take part in a survey on walking and cycling networks in Essex. The council is asking residents their views on the development of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs). The routes will guide and inform the future direction of the council’s active travel strategy. LCWIPs help create coherent cycling […]
New £3.44 million active travel scheme set to be approved by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is set to approve a grant to create active travel routes in Balby. £3.44 million for the scheme will be awarded to Doncaster Council from the Transforming Cities Fund Grant, funding that was granted to the SYMCA from central government. The scheme aims to make active travel such as walking and cycling a […]
Active travel project in East Renfrewshire has been awarded a six-figure funding boost
An active travel scheme in East Renfrewshire has been awarded £950,000 for phase two of the “A77 Active Corridor”, which includes cycleways and footway improvements. The money is being provided by the Scottish Government’s Active Travel Transformation Fund to deliver ambitious, construction-ready active travel infrastructure schemes across the country. Ross Greer, who represents the area […]
Work starts to build better walking and cycling routes into the city of Nottingham
Construction will start on 31 July to build a new walking and cycling route in Bilborough along Beechdale Road, Hollington Road and Wigman Road. Using the latest design standards, existing on-road cycle lanes will be replaced with better, safer segregated paths, and improvements will be made to junctions and pedestrian crossings. These upgraded routes will […]