West Northamptonshire Council looking to invest to save, earn and enhance
Next year’s budget will see West Northamptonshire Council invest an additional £30m in capital funding on a range of projects, some of which will help reduce costs and generate income to support services in future years, the council said. Other schemes set to move forward in the year ahead will help tackle speeding in rural […]
Town centre cycleway set to pave way for future network in Staffordshire
Work on a new town centre cycleway in Burton, Staffordshire which will connect to a wider network to support sustainable and active travel will begin on Monday February 6. The Station Street/Borough Road route between the town centre and railway station will be the first section of future planned sections which will improve connectivity east […]
Bold plans for future of transport in Edinburgh
An integrated suite of draft action plans to help transform the way people move around Edinburgh has been published ahead of Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday (2 February). The Active Travel Action Plan, Public Transport Action Plan and Parking Action Plan each support the delivery of Edinburgh’s City Mobility Plan to 2030, which envisions sustainable, safe, accessible and affordable travel […]
Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy to encourage growth of sustainable and active travel
A substantial increase in the numbers of people using sustainable and active travel is among the primary objectives of the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) Transport Strategy published by NTA this week. The Strategy covers Dublin city and county as well as the counties of Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. The Draft of this Strategy was published for […]
Dame Sarah Storey opens new ‘cycle stores’ at Tameside primary schools
New ‘cycle stores’ to enable more children to ride their bikes to school and store them safely have been officially opened by Active Travel Commissioner, Dame Sarah Storey. Arlies Primary School and Silver Springs Primary Academy in Stalybridge are the latest schools to have cycling storage facilities installed after receiving grants from Transport for Greater […]
Haringey Council asking residents to help shape plans for the borough’s first e-bike scheme
Residents, businesses and community groups are being encouraged to help shape provision of the borough’s first pay-as-you go electric bike scheme. Haringey Council plans to launch a trial hire scheme from Spring 2023, giving local people more opportunities for affordable, active travel, while also cutting pollution and congestion and improving public health. Ahead of the roll […]
Design work underway to develop active travel routes in Welshpool
Following Welsh Governments approval of the county’s Active Travel Network Maps (ATNM), work has started to develop designs for improving active travel provision on Severn Street, in Welshpool. Identified on the ATNM by the community and stakeholders, this would form the first phase of a wider project to create a local active travel network – […]
£684,000 active travel investment for Campbeltown
Investment of over £684,000 to widen pedestrian routes, build a new cycleway and improve bus stops will make it safer and easier for pedestrians, cyclists and bus users to travel between Ralston Road and Meadows Avenue in Campbeltown. Work starts this week to construct the new cycleway linking Ralston Road, Campbeltown Hospital to Limecraigs Road, […]
Work set to begin on new cycle route in Leamington Spa
Construction of a new cycle route on the Kenilworth Road in Leamington Spa is due to start on Monday 23rd January. The scheme will involve construction of a new cycle track alongside the east side of Kenilworth Road between Binswood Avenue and Northumberland Road and a new signed cycle route along Beauchamp Road and Binswood […]
New team in place to deliver DfT £1.5million active travel cycling and walking social prescribing offer in Carlisle and Barrow
A team of four has been appointed to take responsibility for management, development and implementation of the DfT Active Travel Social Prescribing Pilot Delivery in Cumbria. The appointments follow the announcement that Cumbria has secured almost £1.5m funding from the DfT, being one of eleven local authorities to have been awarded a share of £12.7m […]