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 […]
Watford bike share scheme set to reach thousands more people
Bike share operators Beryl, along with partners Watford Borough Council and Three Rivers District Council, are expanding the scheme to make it even more connected and accessible… Five new bays and 15 new e- bikes have been added to Croxley Green, expanding the scheme boundary to the west. The expansion will break down the barriers […]
Further £10 million confirmed for Active Travel Infrastructure Fund for 2024-2025 in Scotland
Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop has announced the allocation of a further £10 million of Scottish Government funding to help make walking, wheeling and cycling easier for shorter everyday journeys. Local Authorities and Regional Transport Partnerships from across Scotland have applied to the Tier 2 of the Active Travel Infrastructure Fund this year […]
Projects to transform journeys between Waterbeach and Cambridge to be discussed by Greater Cambridge Partnership
Projects to transform people’s daily journeys between Waterbeach New Town and Cambridge as part of a proposed major investment in the transport network are to be discussed. The Greater Cambridge Partnership has published reports to its Joint Assembly which set out the next steps for improving travel along the busy A10 corridor. Waterbeach to Cambridge, […]