New planning guidance for healthy environments in East Suffolk
A new planning document has been adopted in East Suffolk to help guide the delivery of healthier built environments. The Healthy Environments Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) provides guidance on delivering more inclusive and higher quality living environments in East Suffolk, to improve the health and wellbeing of people of all ages, abilities, and incomes. The SPD provides […]
New Brighton & Hove cabinet approves £4m Hove seafront cycle lane
A £4 million cycle lane along Hove seafront has been approved by Brighton & Hove Council’s cabinet. The scheme involves removing one lane on the existing westbound side of the A259 Kingsway between Fourth Avenue and the Hove Street traffic lights, by the King Alfred Leisure Centre. Between Hove Street and Wharf Road, by Hove […]
Outstanding contributions towards road safety and active travel recognised
Warwickshire County Council has marked the achievements of those Warwickshire primary schools who have actively promoted the Safe and Active Schools programme. The road safety education and active travel programme, which now engages with over 90 schools, was celebrated at a new awards ceremony. Organised by the Council’s Road Safety Education Team, Safe and Active […]
Safe, active and sustainable travel for the A259
Ambitious plans for a new seafront cycle lane and public realm improvements that will support and promote active and sustainable travel in Brighton & Hove will be presented to councillors next week. At the first meeting of the council’s new cabinet, members will be shown a vision for walking and cycling along the seafront from the […]
TfL launches ten new Cycleways across London, expanding the network to reach over a quarter of Londoners
Transport for London (TfL) has launched ten new Cycleways across London, designed to make cycling safer and easier around the capital. The new routes add another 35km to London’s growing strategic cycle network. TfL and the boroughs’ continued work to develop Cycleways in London means the strategic cycle network has more than quadrupled in size […]
Belfast Bikes hire scheme announces new sponsor
Belfast City Council has announced Frank and Honest Coffee as the new sponsor of Belfast Bikes. Frank and Honest Coffee, a Musgrave Group brand, is available in SuperValu, Centra and Mace stores across Belfast and beyond. Belfast Bikes was launched in 2015 and currently has over 400 bikes at over 55 docking stations right across […]
High Court rejects legal challenge over Government’s decision to cut active travel investment
A High Court judge has rejected a legal challenge over the Transport Secretary’s decision to cut funding for investment in active travel schemes across the UK. The Secretary of State’s decision was revealed in a written ministerial statement to Parliament on 9 March 2023. In Transport Action Network Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary […]
Green Party announce ‘greener, fairer’ transport policies as part of its manifesto
The Green Party has announced a raft of ‘fairer, greener’ transport policies as part of its 2024 Election Manifesto. It said: “Our transport choices account for around a quarter of carbon emissions, so it’s vital to make it easier to opt for greener choices. Yet public transport provision continues to decline, often leaving those on […]
National survey to ask Portsmouth residents views on transport
Portsmouth City Council is one of 96 local authorities across the country participating in the National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction survey. A questionnaire will be sent to a random sample of 4,500 Portsmouth residents from 7 June, with local and national results to be published in late October 2024. People receiving the survey are […]
Cyclists and pedestrians at highest risk on Jersey roads
Cyclists and pedestrians face the highest risk of injury on Jersey’s roads, according to a new report. The Government’s Road Traffic Collision and Casualty Update found out of the 214 people hurt in 2023, 142 were either on a bike or on foot, reports the BBC. It also found a higher proportion of people in […]
