Glasgow sets out plans to implement citywide 20mph speed limit
Glasgow has set out plans to implement a citywide 20 mile per hour mandatory speed limit aimed at boosting road safety and encouraging active travel. The City Council’s Environment and Liveable Neighbourhoods Committee heard that a roll-out of 20 mph speed limits across the majority of Glasgow’s roads will be delivered over the next 18 […]
Urgent call to the UK Government to protect active travel
A cross-sector group, led by Sustrans, urge the UK Government to protect £4 billion multi-year active travel investment to ensure economic growth, worth £36.5bn (2021). Sustrans has joined together with other organisations representing active travel, motoring, road safety, the environment and business leaders to issue urgent recommendations to Government. The organisation’s called for the Government […]
Protected cycle lanes must be urgent government priority, says active travel charity
The UK’s largest walking and cycling charity has called on local authorities and central government to guarantee protected cycle lanes on main road routes to schools. Sustrans has said that doing this would help embed new active travel habits of people across the UK forced to change the way they travel during the cost of […]
Sustrans publishes evaluation of temporary active travel programme
The findings of a comprehensive analysis of the temporary active travel fund, Spaces for People, have been published by Sustrans’ Research and Monitoring Unit. Spaces for People was a flagship Scottish Government programme launched at the start of 2020, early in the Covid-19 pandemic, to enable people to make essential journeys and exercise during lockdown. Funded […]
Long-term investment and reliable infrastructure essential to successful second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, says Sustrans
Long-term investment and reliable infrastructure is a essential part of the second Cycling and Walking Strategy, according to Sustrans. Commenting on its launch, Xavier Brice, CEO of walking and cycling charity Sustrans, said: “Sustrans welcomes the Government’s refreshed Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, which shows the urgent need to tackle inequality of access to active […]
<strong>Rainbow crossings and beyond — street design makes LGBTQIA+ people feel safer</strong>
By Graham Read, Design Manager, and Progress Pride Network co-lead, Sustrans As LGBTQIA+ people, we hide aspects of ourselves, code-switching, behaving, dressing and even walking differently to blend in and not become a target for abuse. We’re often hyper-aware of ourselves, our environment and those around us. I’ve heard it referred to as constantly risk assessing. It’s […]
<strong>Moray Macdonald named as new Chair of Trustees at Sustrans</strong>
Sustrans, the charity making it easier for people to walk, wheel, and cycle, has announced that Moray Macdonald has been selected as its new Chair of Trustees. Moray, who currently sits on the Board, replaces outgoing chair Lynne Berry CBE who is stepping down after four and half years. He brings with him over 25 […]
More than three-quarters of people would support the creation of neighbourhoods that make it easier to walk, cycle and use public transport in Cambridge
A new report produced by national walking and cycling charity Sustrans shows that participation in active travel is still high in Greater Cambridge. It also revealed strong public support for further measures that encourage walking, wheeling and cycling. Sustrans England director Midlands and East, Clare Maltby, said: “Greater Cambridge is cleaner and healthier because it […]
Ban on pavement parking would encourage more people to walk and wheel
A ban on pavement parking would encourage more people to walk and wheel, according to a new report by Sustrans. Its Walking and Cycling Index (formerly Bike Life) is the UK’s biggest ever study of walking, wheeling and cycling. It highlights the issue of pavement parking in urban areas across the UK and Ireland, and […]
People in Wales facing transport poverty reality, says Sustrans report
People across Wales are suffering the effects of transport poverty, according to a new report by Sustrans. Making the Connection, a new report published by Sustrans Cymru, has called for urgent action to aid those most in need of support and frozen out of transport options. Making the Connection outlines the stark reality of unaffordable and […]
