Active Travel

Bridge across beloved Clyde opens and closes and opens again

09/09/2024

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 cuts

04/09/2024

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 measures

22/08/2024

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 spend

20/08/2024

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 tapestry

26/07/2024

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 gongs

18/06/2024

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 plans

16/04/2024

A 'game changer' active travel bridge over the A30 in Cornwall is now open.

DfT trickles out cash for Hammersmith Bridge fix

10/04/2024

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 funding

09/04/2024

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 streets

31/01/2024

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 ageing

24/11/2023

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 Bournemouth

27/09/2023

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 doubt

03/08/2023

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 longer

25/07/2023

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 tool

30/06/2023

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 challenge

06/06/2023

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 blocked

22/05/2023

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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