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 […]
New look for Alice Park cycleway
Improvements and new features to the cycleway in Alice Park have been completed thanks to works organised by the Alice Park Trust, Bath & North East Somerset Council and VolkerHighways. The mini cycleway in Alice Park, where children can practise their cycling and road safety skills, features a roundabout, zebra crossings and stop junctions which […]
Work starting on ‘all weather’ popular Hayling Billy Trail
Work has begun to upgrade the Hayling Billy Trail, on Hayling Island in Havant, with an all-weather surface, making it easier for walkers, cyclists, mobility scooter users and horse riders to use in all seasons throughout the year The finished scheme will provide a 2.5 to 3 metre wide ‘all weather’ surface on a 1.3km […]
Active Travel Commissioner and GM Mayor write to all schools in Greater Manchester in next step of ‘School Street’ vision
Active Travel Commissioner Dame Sarah Storey has joined forces with the Mayor of Greater Manchester to urge schools to make it safer for children to walk, wheel or cycle to school. Dame Sarah and Mayor Andy Burnham will write to schools across the city-region inviting them to develop their own ‘School Street’ – to limit […]