Essex County Council takes a different approach to getting people on their bikes
Essex County Council (ECC) is offering free adult cycling training across the county up until the end of March 2022. Working in partnership with the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), the training is delivered by qualified cycling instructors. The beginners’ course comprises four 45-minute sessions and the confidence-boosting and advanced training comprises one two-hour session. […]
GRAHAM completes phase one upgrade of iconic Liverpool road
Civil engineering specialist GRAHAM has completed a redevelopment of The Strand, one of Liverpool’s most famous roads, making it more cycle-friendly, improving public spaces and reducing congestion. Pedestrians and cyclists will now benefit from improved links between the city centre shopping areas and the waterfront leisure district as part of the wider £60m Liverpool City […]
Cheshire East agrees draft implementation plan to develop more cycling and walking network
Cheshire East Council has given the go-ahead for a draft implementation plan to develop more walking and cycling networks. Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) have been developed for Wilmslow, Crewe, Congleton and Macclesfield, setting out ambitious programmes to create high quality walking and cycling networks. The highways committee’s approval of the draft LCWIP implementation […]
New UK-first luminous road marking solution trialled in Portsmouth
A new, UK-first active luminous road marking solution has been installed in Portsmouth by civil engineering and transport infrastructure specialists, Colas. The Flowell crosswalks and cycle crossings technology has been developed by Colas teams, and trialled at various sites in France, where initial feedback has shown it to be very beneficial. The Portsmouth site on the junction of Clarendon Road and Palmerston Road, which has been fully funded by Colas, is the first of its kind in the UK and was unveiled […]
Bee Network Cycle Hire gets underway in Manchester and Salford
ITS (UK) member Transport for Greater Manchester’s Bee Network Cycle Hire scheme has launched, providing people in Manchester city centre and key locations in Salford with what it calls an easy-to-access and great value option for short journeys. More stations and bikes are set to roll out over the coming weeks. Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner, […]
Fife Council confirms £100 million investment in Levenmouth region
Fife Council has confirmed a £100 million investment in the Levenmounth area over the next few years. This weeks councillors at Levenmouth Area Committee heard several reports detailing the partnership work bringing these improvements. The first is the Levonmouth Connectivity Project which has seen active travel routes been identified to the proposed railway stations in […]
New bike storage in Dorset supports more people to cycle to school
Pupils and teachers at schools across Dorset are enjoying space for 260 more cycles following the installation of brand new cycle storage facilities. The storage was funded by Dorset Council through the Department for Transport’s Travel Demand Management Fund and Local Transport Plan Fund, and jointly organised with walking and cycling charity Sustrans. Amongst the schools […]
Recommendations for improved active travel delivery-on this week’s Highways Voices
A five-year settlement for local authorities and a change to the Highways Act to allow delivery in accordance to the imperatives of the time are two of the most important things that should be considered to help support future investment and planning for active travel, according to this week’s guest on the Highways Voices podcast. […]
Greater Manchester aims to become the first city-region to deliver a carbon-neutral transport network
Greater Manchester has set out a new ambition to become the first city-region to deliver a carbon neutral transport network, Mayor Andy Burnham and Transport Commissioner Chris Boardman have said. Under the plans, the city region’s bus fleet will be 50% electric by 2027 and 100% electric within a decade, a move that would singlehandedly […]
100 million car and taxi trips in city regions could be replaced by e-bikes if Government delivers target for shift to cycling, according to new report
Over 100 million car and taxi trips made in city regions each year could instead be on e-bikes if the Government is able to deliver its target for mode shift to cycling, according to a new report by consultants Steer for the Urban Transport Group (UTG). The report – Fully charged: Powering up the potential of […]