Sunak’s Anti-LTN Report Finds LTNs Popular A report commissioned by Mr Sunak to show that Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are unpopular and ineffective has reached the opposite conclusion. The report was ordered in July 2023 and was due to be published
Birmingham Walking & Cycling Index 2023 Sustrans has published its bi-annual Walking & Cycling Index for 2023. The Index was previously known as Bike Life, and was inspired by Copenhagen’s Bicycle Account. It looks at progress made towards making walking,
HS2 Cycleway West Midlands West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is planning a Birmingham to Coventry cycleway alongside HS2. It will run over a distance of 21 miles, and use haul roads and maintenance tracks alongside the railway. Otherwise they would
Harrogate Cycle Network Prioritisation North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has published a report detailing its cycle prioritisation work for Harrogate. The report’s recommendation to proceed with ‘stakeholder engagement’, and to extend the work to Knaresborough, will be considered at a council
IPPR Stride and Ride Report Independent charity the Institute for Public Policy Research has published a new report on investment in active travel in England. It’s called Stride and Ride. The report contains five recommendations: The report says of the
Four Harrogate Cyclists Hit by Drivers in Less Than 2 Months It’s early in 2024, but already two Harrogate cyclists have been hit by drivers in the year so far, following on from two other collisions in December 2023. The
Phoenix Peloton Wellbeing Ride The Phoenix Peloton Wellbeing Ride is to take place on Saturday 4th May 2024, starting from the Harrogate Branch of the Police Treatment Centres on Harlow Moor Road. There are three distances to choose from: The
High Horse Button on Coach Road Harrogate The push button at the top of Coach Road, Harrogate, is out of reach of everyone except horse riders and former England rugby player Martin Johnson. It is emblematic of cycle provision in
Edinburgh Pavement Parking Ban Comes Into Force Edinburgh’s pavement parking ban comes into force this week. Drivers who insist on parking on the pavement can be fined £100, reports the BBC. Pavements are for people to walk on, not for
Warm Words but Few Clues as to Labour’s Cycling and Walking Policy With a General Election on the cards later this year, and a sense of despair at Mr Sunak’s lack of interest in active travel, what can we expect