Invest in Public Transport and Active Travel, says National Infrastructure Commission The government should invest more in public transport and active travel, says the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) in its Second Assessment Report. The Commission was set up in 2015,
Sport England to Require Sports to Decarbonise Sports will have to decarbonise if they are to receive funding from Sport England. That’s the message from Sport England’s Chair Chris Boardman, who says that the funding body will move from a
All Party Cycling Road Justice Report The All Party Parliamentary Group on Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) has published a new Road Justice report. It is a follow-up to the APPGCW’s inquiry into cycling and the justice system in 2017. Introduction
Laughable Tory “Plan for Drivers” The Tories have published a laughable “Plan for Drivers” as a government policy paper. Foreword The Foreword is full of gaslighting and Doublespeak such as ‘the easy political choice is to vilify the private car…’
Irresponsible Sunak Wants More Dangerous Streets Irresponsible Prime Minister Sunak wants English streets to be more dangerous, reports the BBC. Apparently Sunak is against traffic-calming schemes and 20mph zones. He says he wants to end a fictional “war on motorists”.
Harrogate Transport Improvement Programme Rumbles On The Harrogate Transport Improvement Programme (HTIP) rumbles on with no results so far. History HTIP began in October 2019 following the Congestion Study, which showed a big appetite for improvements to walking and cycling
Disadvantage of the Term ‘Active Travel’ The term ‘active travel’ means getting about in a physically active way. It covers walking, wheeling and cycling, and usually refers to short trips such as those to school, work or the shops. Scooting
Harrogate Station Gateway Plan to Increase Traffic Instead of Sustainable Transport Harrogate Station Gateway project appears to be changing from a sustainable transport project to a high-traffic neighbourhood scheme. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) have suggested that the £11 million funding
Why Cambridge Sustainable Travel Zone is Needed – Sustrans Update 8th September 2023: at a meeting yesterday, the Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly effectively abandoned the Sustainable Travel Zone and Making Connections plan. This follows the current fashion, inspired by
York Cycling Plans to be Published this Autumn York’s cycling plans are to be published this Autumn. The information comes from a York Cycle Campaign post, after the campaign had a chat with its former Chair, Kate Ravilious. She is