New Cycling Stats from the DfT The DfT has launched a new Cycling Index for England, showing cycling levels on a rolling annual basis. The data come from 158 DfT sensors, or Auto Traffic Cycle Counters (ATCs). There are now
Ireland Moves Cautiously towards Reducing Car Use Ireland is moving cautiously towards reducing car use, reports the Irish Times. The Irish government’s Climate Action Plan commits to developing a national demand management strategy for transport in order to halve emissions
North Yorkshire Council Has Cut Down 300 Trees for Kex Gill Diversion North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has cut down around 300 trees as part of its planned diversion of the A59 to avoid Kex Gill. The number of trees felled
North Yorkshire’s ATF4 Bid Fails North Yorkshire’s bid for funding from Active Travel Fund 4 (ATF4) has failed in its entirety. North Yorkshire’s ATF4 Bid The council had bid for a total of just over £3 million, for the following
Alan Turing Institute to Collaborate with Active Travel England The Alan Turing Institute (‘the Institute’) is to collaborate with Active Travel England (ATE). The Institute has been commissioned to create new software and data science techniques to support the delivery
Clear Evidence that Cycling Makes You Stay Healthy for Longer ‘We now have clear evidence that cycling is a great way to stay physically healthy for longer’, says Professor Alister Hart. He is an orthopaedic hip surgeon at the Royal
North Yorkshire Make Promises at Road Safety Meeting North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) made road safety promises at a meeting at St Aidan’s School on Monday 21st March. This included a commitment to build a parallel crossing of Oatlands Drive
Active Travel Update at Area Committee Meeting Highways officers presented an active travel update to a meeting of the Harrogate & Knaresborough Area Committee of North Yorkshire County Council today. Despite the latest report, and consultations and the engagement of
Active Travel England Publishes Local Authority Ratings Active Travel England (ATE) has published its local authority ratings. Authorities are rated on a scale of 0 to 4. Five councils have been awarded Level 3. They are Nottingham, Leicester, West Midlands
Government to Make Savage Cuts to Active Travel Spending The government appears to be set to cut active travel funding in savage fashion. A written statement by Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, and a DfT press release, set