Green Party Proposes £2.5 Billion a Year on Active Travel The Green Party is proposing investment of £2.5 billion a year in active travel, with the money to be spent on new cycleways and footpaths. With the Lib Dems and
Conservative Manifesto Sets Out Nightmarish High-Traffic, High-Carbon Vision of Future The Conservative manifesto for the 2024 General Election sets out a nightmarish vision of a high-traffic, high-carbon future. In what is in effect a Summary section, titled ‘Bold actions to
Lib Dem Manifesto Says Next to Nothing about Active Travel The Liberal Democrat manifesto for the 2024 General Election has next to nothing to say about active travel. On transport, the party appears to be focused largely on electric cars.
Cycling UK General Election Manifesto 2024 Cycling UK has published a manifesto for the UK General Election on 4th July 2024. The campaign group said: ‘…we’re emphasising the importance of investing in cycling infrastructure, promoting road safety measures and fostering
Local Councillors Agree to Fund Design of Two Cycle Routes Local Councillors agreed to fund the design of two cycle routes on Thursday. At a meeting of the Harrogate & Knaresborough Area Constituency Committee (ACC) on 30th May 2024, three
CWIS Investment Modelling The Conservative government knew in 2020 that the public money it was investing in active travel was insufficient to meet its own goals. The government commissioned Arup AECOM to run models to find out how much it
Cycling in 2023 Down 7% on Previous Year Cycling was down in 2023 compared with the previous year, according to DfT road traffic estimates. Distance cycled in 2023 was 3.6 billion miles, which is 7.3% less than in 2022 but
Diluted Harrogate Station Gateway Set to Proceed A diluted version of Harrogate Station Gateway appears set to proceed, after West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) approved the Full Business Case (FBC) submitted by North Yorkshire Council (NYC) earlier this year. Most
Van der Poel to Ride the Tour de France 2024 Mathieu van der Poel is to ride the Tour de France 2024, and intends to stay to the end. His Alpecin Deceuninck team has announced that their Dutch star will
Cavendish Wins in Hungary Mark Cavendish won Stage 2 of the Tour of Hungary on Thursday 9th May 2024. It’s a positive sign that his preparations for the Tour de France are going well, and that Astana’s lead-out train is