£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 […]
Plans being developed for town centre cycling improvements in Newcastle, Staffordshire
Final plans are being developed for new cycleways in Newcastle town centre which will provide continuity from existing routes and link to Keele University and Stoke-on-Trent railway station. The scheme will complete the route from the A52 George Street into the town centre, with the new sections of cycleway on Hassell Street and the A527 […]
Wiltshire Council takes difficult decision to delay work at Countess Road, Amesbury
Wiltshire Council has announced it will delay work on a cycle scheme at Countess Way in Amesbury. The work was due to start in the coming weeks, but it has been delayed due to the Government’s decision to cancel the A303 Stonehenge tunnel project. The new cycleway, which includes the installation of a pedestrian crossing […]
Best foot forward for Telford & Wrekin’s active travel plans
From resurfacing and crossing points to school bike lessons, workshops and major flagship schemes, Telford & Wrekin Council is leading the way when it comes to safe, direct and high-quality walking, cycling and wheeling routes for day-to-day travel, it has said. Investment into infrastructure, events, equipment and facilities are also being delivered so people of […]