East Riding schools and council team scoop top awards for safe, active travel
Two East Riding schools and a team working with them from East Riding of Yorkshire Council have won awards for promoting safe, active travel. Hessle Penshurst Primary School in Winthorpe Road, Hessle, and Howden School secondary in Derwent Road, Howden, were both recognised for their successes in nurturing the importance of safe, active travel and the […]
Government guidelines to make school runs happier, healthier and greener
Millions more school runs across the country can now be transformed to be healthier, safer, greener and more active, thanks to new government guidelines published this week. The guidance, published by Active Travel England and the Department for Transport, outlines how councils can better deliver school street schemes, so that they work best for pupils […]
Mayor unveils £30m worth of new funding for walking and cycling schemes across Liverpool City Region
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram, has unveiled a funding package of nearly £30m to deliver schemes which will make walking and cycling easier and safer for communities across the Liverpool City Region. The money is being committed to active travel, highways and regeneration projects supporting sustainable transport, employment and housebuilding in Huyton, Netherton and […]
Neath Port Talbot’s Active Travel Delivery Plan gets the go-ahead
Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet has adopted and published a five-year vision for ensuring local people make more journeys on foot, bicycle or using other “wheeled” modes of active travel. At their meeting on Wednesday, October 23rd, Cabinet members approved the council’s Active Travel Development Plan (2024-2029). Its aims are: • Making walking, cycling and […]
Havering Council launches active travel consultation
Havering Council has launched a comprehensive active travel consultation, aimed at transforming the way we move around our community over the next 15 years. This initiative seeks to gather valuable insights from residents to promote safer, more sustainable travel options and residents are encouraged to share their views on current travel habits as well as […]
West Sussex County Council improves safety of children’s school journeys with active travel initiatives
West Sussex County Council has recently completed over £1million worth of transport improvements outside primary schools as part of active travel to school schemes to encourage families to leave their cars at home and choose active, sustainable travel options for the school run. The School Streets initiative aims to reduce traffic and make the space […]
Preston City Council searching for partners for active travel projects
Preston City Council are seeking proposals from potential partners to deliver high-quality active travel programmes in Preston. These programmes are: Preston City Council has £30,000 of funding to invest in active travel from Lancashire County Council’s Activation of Active Travel Fund. This fund aims to put in place soft measures to support and encourage residents to […]
Warwickshire residents cycle almost three times around the earth during Cycle September 2024
In September, cyclists across the county got on their bikes and chose active travel for work and leisure clocking up an impressive 69,517 miles. That’s 2.8 times the distance around the circumference of our planet (24,901 miles)! This cycling feat was prompted by Warwickshire County Council’s ongoing partnership with the Love to Ride cycling app, which gives residents, businesses and community groups access […]
Official opening of an active travel route to encourage walking and cycling in Northampton
A scheme that offers more than a kilometre of traffic-free routes for use by walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users in the south of Northampton Town Centre has officially opened. The 1,300-metre route provides an accessible path through Delapré Park to link Far Cotton with Brackmills and offers people the chance to use more sustainable methods […]
90% scared of cycling in UK cities — new research suggests fear of collisions, road rage and theft putting people off
A new survey has put the percentage of Brits who are scared of urban cycling at 90 per cent, with fears over being hit by a driver, experiencing road rage and the threat of theft topping the list of factors contributing to the concern. The figures come from research by bike subscription service Swapfiets, published by City […]