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, […]
£4.5m cycleway proposed through heart of London’s Square Mile financial district
A £4.5m cycleway through the centre of the ‘square mile’ financial district in the City of London has been proposed. The City of London Corporation wants to build on the changes at Bank junction that have resulted from the partial ban on vehicles by creating a ‘high quality’ east-west cycle route linking Aldgate and Blackfriars. This would provide an alternative to […]
Rotherham Council set to spend a further £20m on active travel schemes
Work has started on new active travel infrastructure improvements in Rotherham. The Broom Road / Wickersley Corridor Sustainable Transport Scheme has begun this week. The project includes work at Stag roundabout, sustainable travel measures on Wickersley Road, the extension of the recently completed Broom Road cycleway, and an Active Travel Scheme in the Moorgate area. […]
Active travel and Air Quality Action Plan refresh in Medway
Residents are being invited to have their say on Medway Council’s updated Air Quality Action Plan. An Air Quality Action Plan looks the current air quality, as well as what measures and policies can be put in place to continue to improve it. We want to hear from everyone who lives, works, visits or studies […]
Nottingham once again ranked among best in the England at active travel provision
Nottingham City Council has been ranked as one the highest performing local authorities in a Government review of active travel infrastructure and support. Active Travel England – the government’s executive agency tasked with making walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyday trips – last week published its updated active travel capability ratings for local authorities. […]
Work on Fylde coast cycle track extension concludes
A new section to a popular active travel route that aims to create a safe cycling and walking route from Blackpool to Saint Annes is now open, marking the completion of the Clifton Drive Cycleway scheme. The cycle track runs from Todmorden Road in St Annes to the Squires Gate Junction at Blackpool and features […]
Hounslow to benefit from the latest instalment of Cycleway 9
A new section of Cycleway 9 in Hounslow is now open. The nearly 1km cycle lane connects Watermans Park with Alexandra Road in Hounslow. The project is a partnership between Hounslow Council, Transport for London (TfL) and Hounslow Highways. Cycleway 9 has been created to encourage more people to get around under their own steam, […]
Government set to invest ‘unprecedented’ levels of funding in cycling and walking
The Government is to invest ‘unprecedented levels of funding’ into cycling and walking as part of plans to improve heath and inequality, Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has said. A national network of safe cycle routes could cut GP appointments “by hundreds of thousands, if not millions a year” by helping people incorporate more physical activity […]