Pupils in Hampshire set to put their best foot forward for Walk to School Week
Parents of children across Hampshire will be leaving the car at home as part of this year’s Walk to School Week (20-24 May), with 352 schools signed up to take part covering approximately 94,000 pupils To help school children put their best foot forward, a special campaign poster has been designed by 11-year-old Charlotte Aston, […]
Work set to begin on new Warwick cycle route
Construction of a new cycle route on the A429 Coventry Road is due to start next week. The new scheme will involve construction of a new cycle track along the western side of Coventry Road between the Grand Union canal bridge at Woodloes Park, and St John’s, completing a key link in the local network. […]
Highland Council’s Committee gives green light to active travel and road safety work
Members of Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee has approved a draft Active Travel Strategy 2024 – 2030 that outlines the Council’s vision to make active travel an attractive and realistic choice for more people, more often, for more of their everyday journeys. An Active Travel Workflow document that addresses ongoing and legacy projects and […]
£28 million investment proposed for Ealing’s roads
Plans to invest more than £28 million in streets across the borough are due to be considered by Ealing Council’s cabinet next week (17 April), as part of the council’s commitment to improve roads and pavements and invest in active travel. From re-surfacing roads and footpaths to creating new cycle lanes and introducing rain gardens […]
Stoke-on-Trent’s local transport and active travel plan gets the green light
Plans to invest £5.4 million in local transport and active travel projects in Stoke has got the go ahead. The city council’s local transport and active travel plan includes 26 projects to improve roads, footpaths and bridges, and includes traffic calming measures which will be placed outside six schools. The funding is made up of […]
Funding secured to progress cycling and walking projects in Reading
Funding of £538,000 has been secured by Reading Council to develop plans to further improve cycling and pedestrian facilities in Reading. The award from the government agency Active Travel England will help the Council develop detailed designs for schemes at Sidmouth Street and Christchurch Green. The funding supports the Council’s aim to encourage cycling and […]
Walking and cycling in county to benefit from £2.4m active travel investment
Oxfordshire is to benefit from £2.384 million awarded by Active Travel England – the UK government agency responsible for making walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyone to get around in England. The funding has been awarded as part of the fourth phase of the active travel bidding process (active travel tranche 4). Oxfordshire County Council […]
Scenic 32-mile cycle trail through Manchester and Salford launches
A scenic cycle which passes through cemeteries across Manchester and Salford has been organised to highlight a new bike trial. Launched as a partnership between ‘Friends of’ groups in Manchester and Salford, as well as the respective local Councils, the bike trail will see a route charted through eight cemeteries in total, linking the two […]
£101 million investment to boost cycling and walking nationwide
Communities across England will benefit from £101 million of government funding for high-quality walking and cycling routes, improving the quality of local public engagement for new walking and cycling schemes, free e-cycle loans, expanding trials of side road zebra crossings and developing new active travel routes in National Parks, government agency Active Travel England (ATE) […]
Youngsters in Leeds to champion active travel in local schools
Leeds school pupils get on the right track as they put forward their ideas for tackling some key transport challenges. Leeds City Council and active travel endorsing organisation Modeshift invited pupils from four secondary schools to a Dragons’ Den-style ‘pitch’ event today. The Brownlee Centre hosted secondary school pupils from Temple Moor High School, Boston […]