Move Free Report by Create Streets A new report called Move Free has been published by an organisation called Create Streets. Introduction: Twin Inventions The Introduction to the report notes that the safety bicycle and the motor car were invented
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
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
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
National Travel Attitudes Study Wave 9 Cycling 48% of respondents to the National Travel Attitudes Study (NTAS) said that safety concerns were the main reason they were discouraged from cycling. Safer roads would encourage more people to cycle, selected by
Oxfordshire Active Travel Strategy Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has produced an Active Travel Strategy (ATS) to support its Local Transport and Connectivity Plan. There’s lots of good stuff in the ATS, some of which is highlighted here. The Summary describes
82% of Fietsdeal Utrecht Users Cycle Every Day 82% of Utrecht residents who took up the Fietsdeal cycle every day. It therefore appears to be working, and Utrecht Council intends to continue offering it in 2024. The Fietsdeal enables citizens