N Yorkshire’s Allocation from the Capability & Ambition Fund TL;DR N Yorkshire have won a relatively small amount of money from the Capability & Ambition Fund. The central purpose of the fund is to provide training to create a skilled
£32.9 Million Capability Fund Active Travel England has today announced £32.9 million for local authorities from the Capability Fund. It could fund up to 1,300 jobs. The purpose of the Fund is to train and retain engineers and planners. ‘The
York & N Yorkshire LEP Boasts about £12 Million Road Project in Northallerton In an article on its website, York & N Yorkshire LEP (YNY LEP) boasts about the opening of North Northallerton Link Road on 16th December 2022. I
DfT Refuses to Release Emissions Figures Behind Transport Decarbonisation Plan The government is refusing to release the emissions figures behind its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, according to a report in the Guardian. The request for the figures was made to the
Best-Selling Cycling Products Christmas 2022 Amazon has a handy feature that tells you where products rank in the best-seller list for various categories. I’ve picked out a few best sellers this Christmas 2022. Best-Selling Bike Tool Kit This is only
Bus Operators Propose £7 Congestion Charge Zones Bus operators have asked the government to implement congestion charge zones in English towns and cities, urgently and widely. The proposed charge for driving in urban areas is £7. It should only be
Wetherby Road Crossing for Slingsby Walk A new crossing of Wetherby Road for Slingsby Walk is to be considered at a North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) Executive meeting tomorrow. Harrogate District Cycle Action (HDCA) have given some context, in 8
Reversing the Decline in Active Travel Would Have Substantial Health Benefits – CMO Reversing the decline in active travel would have substantial health benefits, according to the Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty. In his Annual Report 2022, he focused on
Stop Seeing the World Through a Windscreen, Says Health Professor Orthopaedic surgeon Professor Scarlett McNally says that we should stop seeing the world through a windscreen. In her article published in the British Medical Journal, she notes that 27,450 people
Contraflow Cycling Does Not Increase Crash Rates Contraflow cycling on one-way streets does not increase crash rates, researchers have discovered. Method & Results Robin Lovelace of the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds University looked at road segments in London,