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
Residents Want Big Cities to Be Less Car-Dominated Residents of big cities want their streets to be less dominated by cars. That’s according to a poll by Survation for the Car Free Megacities campaign, reported in Cycling Industry News. The
€1.1 Billion for Cycle Infrastructure in the Netherlands Around €1.1 billion has been allocated to cycle infrastructure in the Netherlands, the Fietserbond (Cyclists’ Association) reports. Transport ministers announced €780 million for cycle infrastructure nationally, and with contributions from provinces and
World Heading for Climate Catastrophe The world is heading for climate catastrophe, says the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. He was speaking in advance of the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. He told the BBC that climate change is the
Sir Chris Whitty Appointed to Active Travel England Advisory Panel England’s Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty has joined Active Travel England’s advisory panel. He said: ‘Exercise improves health and Active Travel England’s mission is shared by the health service.
Pannal Ash Safe Streets Zone A petition for a Pannal Ash Safe Streets Zone has been launched. It asks for a safe streets zone around the four schools, two sports centres and nature reserve on streets including: West End Avenue
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
What’s Going Wrong with Harrogate’s Active Travel Projects? ‘The most common cause of project failure is lack of project time management or in other words non-adherence to project schedule.’ That’s according to Project Management’s Time Management Overview. Could this be
Rossett Drive Barrier Removed The barrier on the cycle path between Parsons Intake and Rossett Drive has been removed by North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC). I raised this issue on 11th October 2021. The barrier was awkward to get through
CO2 from Transport up 10% in 2021 Provisional figures for greenhouse gases estimate that emissions from transport increased by 10% in 2021 compared with 2020. That’s according to the DfT’s Road Traffic Estimates 2021. UK emissions as a whole increased