Boardman at Active Travel Café England’s Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman appeared at Active Travel Café this week. Here are some of the things he said. 1) Capability Ratings Boardman learned from his time in Manchester that political will is
Victoria Avenue TRO Published North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has published a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for its proposed changes to Victoria Avenue. The lame Victoria Avenue scheme is all that is left of NYC’s Active Travel Fund 2 projects. Originally,
Active Travel Capability Ratings 2024 Local authority active travel capability ratings for 2024 have been published by Active Travel England. Headlines There are now no Level 0 authorities, as the four councils previously rated 0 have improved to Level 1.
Labour Government Promises Unprecedented Levels of Funding for Cycling and Walking The new Labour government is planning to allocate ‘unprecedented levels of funding’ to walking and cycling. The information comes from a Laura Laker article in the Guardian today. Laker
Active Travel England Design Assurance Service Active Travel England (ATE) has formally launched guidance about their Design Assurance Service to help local authorities. The aim of the service is to ensure that government-funded active travel or cross-modal schemes follow best
Responses to the Victoria Avenue Consultation North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has published the results of the consultation on their latest proposals for Victoria Avenue. Only six people (10% of responses) support the planned scheme, which has had all the cycling
Active Travel England Lets Harrogate Cyclists Down with Lame Victoria Avenue Scheme Active Travel England (ATE) is letting Harrogate cyclists down, as well as people who would like to cycle around town but find it too hostile, by rubber-stamping a
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
Brian Deegan at Active Travel Café 9th January 2024 Brian Deegan, Head of Inspections at Active Travel England (ATE), was the special guest at Active Travel Café on Tuesday 9th January 2024. He gave a talk about ATE’s recent activities