Worcester: Three-year, £1.5m Active Travel project delivers major improvements
A transformative three-year project aimed at enhancing walking, wheeling and cycling across Worcester has been delivered, bringing safer routes, improved accessibility, and more sustainable travel choices to thousands of residents, commuters and visitors. Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council have joined forces to invest £1.5m in creating important new routes in the city for […]
Active Travel England appoints Fusion Media to support Making Active Places Conference 2026
Fusion Media has been appointed to support the delivery of Active Travel England’s flagship Making Active Places Conference 2026 in Manchester. The annual conference, taking place from 22-23 September, will be a major national platform for sharing evidence, policy insight and best practice in active travel, bringing together transport professionals, local authorities, planners, stakeholders and […]
HS2: Work begins on new Warwickshire Active Travel bridge
Engineers have begun installing a new cycle bridge as part of HS2 construction works. Once completed, it would connect the Offchurch Greenway in Warwickshire to Route 41, of the national cycle network, HS2 Ltd said. According to the BBC, the new bridge is expected to open in September and would also keep cyclists and pedestrians away from […]
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 […]
New South Gloucestershire cycle path torn up and re-laid after ‘construction error’
A construction error has meant that a new cycle path needed to be dug up and re-laid before it opened to the public. A spokesperson for South Gloucestershire Council confirmed the error and said the newly laid path ‘had not met the authority’s expected standards’, says Bristol Live. “We are removing a small section of the cycleway’s lower […]
Walk, Wheel or Ride: New campaign encourages Active Travel across Kent
Kent County Council’s has launched a new promotional campaign aimed at improving residents’ approach to Active Travel. Running across social media, bus advertising and local radio, the Walk, Wheel or Ride campaign highlights the simple benefits of choosing to walk, cycle or wheel instead of using a car for short trips. The campaign focuses on the idea […]
Monmouthshire: Work set to begin on new Active Travel route
Construction of a new 500m long active travel route in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, will begin later this month. The Caldicot Multi-User Route (MUR) will form part of the wider active travel network across the Severnside area of Monmouthshire. The project includes the construction of a new active travel route that will connect the northern end of […]
Council holds drop-in session to share details of transport strategy
Salisbury council in Wiltshire is updating its transport strategy reflecting new policies around walking and cycling and different travel patterns since Covid. The council says the refreshed strategy will set out an up-to-date, evidence-based plan for Salisbury’s transport network, looking at issues such as congestion, road safety, public transport, carbon emissions, and how people move […]
Brighton Council says new enforcement powers will mean a safer school run
Three of Brighton and Hove’s School Streets schemes will be part of a new enforcement pilot from September. Following public consultation and residents’ support, the City Council have successfully been granted new moving traffic enforcement powers by the Department for Transport, and it will be installing cameras on roads near Queen’s Park, Hangleton and West […]
Herefordshire Council reveals plans to improve walking, cycling and wheeling
Herefordshire Council has updated Local Cycling, Walking and Wheeling Infrastructure Plan with the stated intention to “provide more travel choices and make short journeys safer and more accessible for everyone.” The plan sets out how the Council will improve active travel across the county, helping residents access local services, travel more sustainably, and enjoy better […]