Cycling Stuck at 2% of Trips in National Travel Survey 2023 Cycling is stuck at 2% of trips and 1% of distance travelled according to the National Travel Survey for 2023. The average number of cycling trips per person per
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
Strategic Active Travel Network Oxfordshire Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has finished consulting on the final draft of its Strategic Active Travel Network (SATN). The SATN is described as ‘an optioneering exercise’. It has resulted in a report, a desire lines
Islington LTNs Reduce Traffic and Air Pollution Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods in Islington are reducing traffic volumes and air pollution, research by Imperial College London shows. The New Scientist reports that Dr Audrey de Nazelle of ICL and her team studied three
Gilligan Blasts LTN Critics Former government special advisor on transport Andrew Gilligan takes aim at critics of Low Traffic Neigbourhoods in today’s Guardian. He says that the real reasons some people object to cycling and walking infrastructure are: But they
Worcestershire County Council Given Level 0 Rating by Active Travel England Worcestershire County Council (WCC) has been given a zero rating by Active Travel England (ATE). When it comes to cycling and walking, Worcestershire has got a lot of sauce
Active Travel England at the Transport Select Committee – Part 2 This is the second part of my summary of the Active Travel England appearance in Parliament before the Transport Select Committee, following on from Part 1. 10) Different Funding
Active Travel England at the Transport Select Committee – Part 1 Active Travel England (ATE) appeared in Parliament before the Transport Select Committee on Wednesday 7th September 2022. The two witnesses were CEO Danny Williams and National Active Travel Commissioner
Double Dutch Roundabout in Leeds I noticed the cycle facilities on the Moortown roundabouts in Leeds a while ago, and yesterday I had a proper look at them and cycled round them. I’ve called them Double Dutch roundabouts because there
Post-Pandemic Dip in Cycling Cycling rates in England dipped after the pandemic, according to statistics released by the DfT on 31st August 2022. They relate to the year to November 2021, and are based on the National Travel Survey and