Brighton & Hove City Council chooses evidence-led design and consultation for a safer, greener seafront active travel corridor
Brighton & Hove Council has created a clear, evidence-led pathway to deliver a high-impact active travel scheme that meets the needs of residents, businesses, and visitors alike, using VivaCityʼs AI solutions. Brighton & Hove is known for its active travel culture, but along parts of the A259, there was no dedicated cycling infrastructure. Cyclists often […]
Brighton & Hove to discuss adopting 10 year city transport plan
A 10-year transport plan for getting around a cleaner, fairer and growing city will be discussed by Brighton & Hove councillors this week. Cabinet members will be presented with a report on Thursday 11 December that will recommend adopting Our City Transport Plan 2035 as Brighton & Hove’s overarching transport policy for the next decade. The plan […]
More than £8 million to improve roads in 2025/26
More than £8 million will be spent on making the streets of Brighton & Hove better, safer and smoother over the next year. Councillors will be presented with a report at Cabinet next week that sets out our plans for improving roads, pavements and other transport infrastructure. They’ll also be asked to agree the planned […]
Brighton & Hove City Council drops zero-emission bus service
Brighton & Hove City Council has ditched The Big Lemon’s electric buses for a diesel fleet on its supported bus services for the next four years. The Big Lemon, a community interest company which has operated zero-emissions electric buses powered by renewable energy on routes 16, 47 and 52 on behalf of Brighton & Hove […]
New Brighton & Hove cabinet approves £4m Hove seafront cycle lane
A £4 million cycle lane along Hove seafront has been approved by Brighton & Hove Council’s cabinet. The scheme involves removing one lane on the existing westbound side of the A259 Kingsway between Fourth Avenue and the Hove Street traffic lights, by the King Alfred Leisure Centre. Between Hove Street and Wharf Road, by Hove […]
Safe, active and sustainable travel for the A259
Ambitious plans for a new seafront cycle lane and public realm improvements that will support and promote active and sustainable travel in Brighton & Hove will be presented to councillors next week. At the first meeting of the council’s new cabinet, members will be shown a vision for walking and cycling along the seafront from the […]
47 city roads in Brighton & Hove being resurfaced over next two months
A resurfacing programme will see 47 roads in Brighton & Hove treated between June and the end of July. As part of the council’s ongoing commitment to improve the condition of its roads and the look and feel of Brighton & Hove, a programme of ‘micro-resurfacing’ will take place on almost 100,000 square metres of […]
Safe, accessible, and sustainable travel key to 2024/25 Local Transport Plan in Brighton
Brighton & Hove Council is committing more than £23 million to making Brighton and Hove’s roads better and safer over the next year. The council’s Strategy, Finance and City Regeneration committee looks set to approve a local Transport Plan (LTP) for 2024/25 when it meets on Thursday 14 March. The committee will be presented with a report […]
Parking changes and safer roads discussed at Brighton & Hove Council committee meeting
Road safety and the future of parking in Brighton & Hove were the main themes from a busy Transport and Sustainability committee meeting this week. Councillors spent more than three hours discussing several reports presented to them, voting to approve measures to improve the safety, implement the first elements of a wider parking review and […]
Tackling potholes and improving the city’s roads in Brighton & Hove
Work is well underway on a programme to improve the condition, look and feel of the city’s roads in Brighton & Hove. Between now and next spring, miles of road will be either treated or resurfaced to tackle potholes and wear and tear. The work also includes refurbishing a dozen traffic signals. The programme means […]