Bridge across beloved Clyde opens and closes and opens again09/09/2024 The Govan – Partick Bridge, one of the longest opening pedestrian and cycle bridges in Europe, has now opened. |
Scottish Govt slashes active travel as part of £500m cuts04/09/2024 Scotland's finance secretary Shona Robison has announced spending cuts of £500m in the current financial year, with spending on sustainable and active travel badly hit. |
Haigh: Councils should decide traffic measures22/08/2024 The transport secretary has pledged to back councils that implement low traffic neighbourhoods and 20mph limits, with the new government ‘absolutely determined’ to end the Tories’ ‘culture wars’ approach. |
Haigh wants 'unprecedented' cycling spend20/08/2024 A cycling charity has called for the transport secretary’s statement that she wants ‘unprecedented levels’ of investment in cycling to be turned into firm spending commitments in the Autumn Budget. |
Weave your way through London's rich engineering tapestry26/07/2024 A new guide inviting people to discover the ‘rich tapestry of engineering wonders and history that are woven above, below and across’ the streets of London has been launched. |
Lack of funding 'hindering road safety'20/06/2024 Limited funding and inadequate data are major barriers to road safety planning and measurement, local authorities have reported. |
The King's Birthday Honours: Boardman, Byers and Cragwell get gongs18/06/2024 Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman and National Infrastructure Commission deputy chair Julia Prescot are among the top names from the sector recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. |
Cornwall opens flagship bridge after curtailed active travel plans16/04/2024 A 'game changer' active travel bridge over the A30 in Cornwall is now open. |
DfT trickles out cash for Hammersmith Bridge fix10/04/2024 The Government has given Hammersmith and Fulham council nearly £3m to provide a new cycle lane on Hammersmith Bridge but funding for a £250m permanent repair appears to have stalled. |
Green Liverpool projects win European funding09/04/2024 Greening projects designed to complement new active travel routes in Liverpool will be funded by a European climate grant worth almost £80,000. |
TfL hands boroughs £80m for streets31/01/2024 Transport for London (TfL) has announced up to £80.4m for boroughs to improve public transport, make walking and cycling safer and create new school streets. |
Street scene can be key in fight for healthy ageing24/11/2023 A new study has highlighted the importance of good pavements and slower traffic in helping older people get outdoors more. |
Active travel progress 'disappointingly slow'03/11/2023 The Government is not on track to meet its active travel targets, with funding uncertainty hampering councils’ efforts, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said. |
Prefab bridges give a lift to active travel in Bournemouth27/09/2023 Work begins this weekend to install two new pedestrian and cycle bridges alongside a road as it crosses a railway in Bournemouth. |
SRN plans throw minister's cycle spend claim into doubt03/08/2023 National Highways' spending plans cast doubt on a transport minister’s claim that it is ‘due to’ spend £105m on cycling, walking and horse-riding this road investment period. |
Pedestrian crossing lights could stay green longer25/07/2023 Active Travel England is considering introducing new guidance for councils that could increase the amount of time people have to cross the road. |
Sustrans releases 'breakthrough' active travel behaviours tool30/06/2023 Sustrans has launched what it calls a ‘breakthrough tool’ that uniquely analyses localised data on public behaviours and attitudes towards walking and cycling. |
Active travel targets 'in tatters'07/06/2023 The Government is not on track to meet its targets to increase cycling and walking and should consider whether they remain achievable, Parliament’s spending watchdog has said. |
Active travel funding cut faces court challenge06/06/2023 Campaigners have threatened ministers with legal action over the decision to slash spending on walking and cycling for the last two years of the current Parliament. |
£200m active travel cash allocated but LTNs blocked22/05/2023 The Department for Transport has announced allocations for the £200m fourth (2022-23) round of the Active Travel Fund and revealed that it had blocked all low traffic neighbourhood (LTNs) schemes from the funding. |
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