West Berkshire invests in Active Travel to support healthier choices
West Berkshire Council is continuing to invest in walking, wheeling and cycling to make it easier for residents to choose active ways to travel, particularly for shorter local journeys. The investment supports the Council’s Local Transport Plan 4, which aims to increase the number of everyday journeys made by walking, wheeling or cycling. The long-term plan […]
Active Travel: London Underground strike sees capital’s busiest cycling day of 2026
New data released by VivaCity, a provider of AI-powered transport data and insight, quantifies the dramatic shift in London’s commuting habits during the recent industrial action on the London Underground. Analysing data from 99 of its AI-powered roadside sensors across 12 London Boroughs, the study confirmed that cycling volumes increased by 50% during peak hours […]
New plan to promote active travel revealed in Kent
Swale Borough Council in Kent has developed a feedback-powered plan to promote cycling and walking across the borough over the next decade. The environmental services and climate change committee adopted the new Swale local cycling and walking infrastructure plan (LCWIP), which outlines the council’s ambitions for active travel. The LCWIP provides the foundation for the […]
Hampshire updates North Eastern Romsey Active Travel improvements plan
Hampshire County Council is developing a series of improvements in Romsey to create safer, more attractive routes for people to walk and cycle for everyday journeys in the town. Plans focus on linking new and planned housing developments with existing neighbourhoods, schools, local shops, the town centre and the railway station. Two walking and cycling […]
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust report suggests active travel saved the NHS almost £2bn in 2025
A newly published report has suggested that walking, wheeling and cycling across the UK saved the NHS in the region of £2 billion in 2025 by preventing around 150,000 long-term health conditions. The 2025 Walking and Cycling Index, produced by the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans) in collaboration with 17 regional and local partners, […]
Active travel: “Patchy data” blamed for minimal increase in cycling
The Welsh Government has concluded that the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 is “sound” and requires no legislative changes, with the focus instead on improving delivery and data collection, with ‘patchy data’ being blamed for the minimal take-up of cycling in Wales. Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, told the Climate Change, […]
Devon seeks approval for £4m Exeter to Cranbrook cycle route
Devon County Council is seeking approval for a £4.2 million cycling and walking route between Exeter and Cranbrook. The council’s Cabinet will consider the proposals on 11 March, which would complete a missing link in the active travel network by creating a one kilometre off-road path through green space between the Mosshayne and Tithebarn development […]
Fifteen Shropshire schools awarded £13,000 of active travel funding
Fifteen Shropshire schools are to receive a share of over £13,000 to help enable children to cycle, walk or scoot to and from school. The money is from £30,000 awarded to Shropshire Council from Active Travel England last year, with all schools in the council’s area invited to apply for up to £1,000 to spend […]
Contractor chosen for delayed £14m Oxford active travel bridge
Oxford City Council has moved the long-delayed Oxpens River Bridge scheme forward after selecting Jacksons Civil Engineering Group as preferred contractor on the £14m project. According to Construction Enquirer, work is now expected to start on site this spring, with the bridge due to be craned into position in September and completion targeted for February […]
Wiltshire Council awarded £169,000 from Active Travel England to help encourage more walking and cycling
Wiltshire Council has been awarded £169,000 from Active Travel England (ATE) to support local active travel initiatives that will help more people walk, wheel, and cycle for everyday journeys across the county. The funding was initially granted to the council in summer 2025, but the project designs needed to be approved by ATE before the […]