Measuring the true value of community transport
ECT Charity explains why community transport is worth its weight in savings.
Cycling key to stopping plastic polluting the ocean, charity says
10/12/2019 A charity has called on the next Government to invest more into the promotion of cycling and walking as part of the effort to prevent plastic polluting the ocean. |
Sturgeon announces £27m to promote walking and cycling
16/10/2019 More than 200 ‘active travel’ projects across Scotland are set to receive a multi-million pound investment, Scotland’s first minister has announced. |
Cyclists demand access to rural footpaths
20/08/2019 British cyclists are calling for a reform of England’s rights of way legislation to allow bikes onto country footpaths – a call resisted by walkers. |
City of London publishes UK’s ‘first’ wind microclimate guidelines
20/08/2019 The City of London has published the UK’s first wind microclimate guidelines for new development proposals in the Square Mile in an effort to keep cyclists safe. |
Government welcomes plans to create West Midlands national park
08/08/2019 Whitehall has welcomed proposals to create a new West Midlands urban national park that would span more than seven cities and open up hundreds of miles of green space. |
MPs call for dedicated funding for active travel
23/07/2019 MPs have criticised the Government for inadequate and ‘piecemeal’ active travel investment and called for a dedicated funding stream for local walking and cycling. |
Millions 'wasted' on painted cycle lanes, ambassadors warn
17/06/2019 Cycling and walking ambassadors have called on the Government to provide councils with greater powers and more money to make key changes in cities. |
Calls to make cycling more inclusive for women, older and disabled people
06/06/2019 Women, older and disabled people are neglected in provision of resources to support cycling, according to a report. |
Gov to fall short on national cycling target
28/05/2019 The Government is set to fall way short of its target of doubling the number of cycling journeys by 2025. |
Councils paying out £8,800 per cyclist in pothole compensation
04/03/2019 Councils are paying out an average of £8,800 per cyclist in pothole compensation claims, a new investigation has revealed. |
Investment in cycling could prevent 34,000 life-threatening illnesses, report finds
28/01/2019 Thousands of life-threatening illnesses could be prevented if major cities increased cycling rates to those seen in London since the turn of the millennium. |
London cycle routes face rebrand
18/12/2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled a new Cycling Action Plan that aims to create a London-wide cycle network while doubling cycling journeys in six years. |
Council spends £12,000 on four speed signs
13/11/2018 Bournemouth council has spent thousands of pounds installing speed signs along the promenade in an attempt to slow cyclists down. |
Charity calls for overhaul of cycling network with ‘historic problems’
12/11/2018 A cycling charity has called for an ‘overhaul’ of the UK’s cycle network, a move they argue could help add nearly £8bn to the economy. |
West Midlands to invest £43m in ‘congestion busting projects’
07/11/2018 Local leaders in the West Midlands will this Friday consider plans to invest £43m in projects designed to tackle the region’s congestion problems. |
Campaigners criticise dangerous cycling offence proposals
13/08/2018 Cycling advocates have accused the Government of ‘tinkering around the edges’ with a proposal to introduce a death by dangerous cycling offence. |
Six councils win share of £6.5m cycling fund
12/06/2018 Six councils have bid successfully for a share of a £6.5m fund aimed at making cycling ‘the natural choice’ of transport. |
Work begins on Birmingham's 'cycle revolution'
10/04/2018 Amey has begun work on a £5.4m project in Birmingham to deliver a 4km two-way, fully segregated cycle route linking Selly Oak and the University of Birmingham with the city centre. |
Councils spend £43m on pothole claims in five years
26/03/2018 Councils across the UK have paid out at least £43m on compensation claims from potholes over the last five years, according to a cycling charity. |
Potholes kill or injure hundreds of cyclists, figures reveal
08/03/2018 Nearly 400 cyclists have been killed or maimed over the last decade due to poorly maintained local roads, new figures reveal. |
Eight chosen to bid for £7m cycling safety funding
19/02/2018 Ministers are inviting eight English cities to bid for a share of £6.5m to improve safety for cyclists as part of the Government’s controversial cycle safety review. |
District relaxes ban on 'anti-social cycling'
14/02/2018 Mansfield's District Council has relaxed its 24-hour ban on cycling in the town centre, which it said was introduced ‘to tackle anti-social cycling at busy times’. |
Mayor Khan putting ‘cars before people’, Assembly members warn
04/12/2017 Members of the London Assembly have accused mayor Sadiq Khan of putting cars before people and failing to make sure his 'healthy streets' policy is successful. |
Failure to meet air pollution targets kills 13,000, charity says
04/12/2017 Premature deaths from air pollution could have been dramatically cut if official targets to get more people to walk and cycle had been met, campaigners claim. |
Survey reveals support for protected bike routes in cities
14/11/2017 Most people think more space should be given to cyclists on roads even when it means less room for other traffic, according to a survey. |
BT and See.Sense light the way for safe cycling in Manchester
09/08/2017 BT has announced the launch of a new project with See.Sense to provide sensor-enabled and connected bike lights to up to 180 cyclists across Manchester as part of CityVerve, the UK’s smart city demonstrator. |
Investment in cycling stimulates increase in bike journeys, charity finds
20/07/2017 A new study shows trips by bike have increased in 18 cities and towns in England following an investment programme to encourage cycling. |
Research published into cycle collisions hotspots
23/05/2017 The majority of cycle collisions occur within 20 meters of a junction, new research into accident ‘hotspots’ has revealed. |
Active travel projects get £15m funding boost
22/05/2017 Active travel charity Sustrans Scotland has awarded more than £15m in Scottish Government funding for the creation of walking and cycling infrastructure in the country over the next year. |
Green Party pledges £2bn boost for ‘walking and cycling revolution’
08/05/2017 The Green Party has pledged to create a ‘walking and cycling revolution’ if elected in the upcoming General Election. |
Record £770m to be spent on cycling in London
05/12/2016 The mayor of London today announced a record £154m per year will be spent on developing cycling infrastructure over the next five years. |
Council fits buses with technology to detect cyclists
09/09/2016 A London borough has become the first the first local authority to install new technology on its buses to help drivers detect passing cyclists. |
Councils urged to bid for £60m sustainable travel fund
06/07/2016 Councils in England are being urged to bid for a share of £60m to develop sustainable transport initiative. |
This issue of Local Government News explores how councils can tackle modern slavery and trafficking in their supply chains, finds out more about Cambridge's first cohousing scheme and the launch of a new project to build a shared service pattern library for local government.
This issue also contains a special focus on children's services and how councils are protecting children following local safeguarding children boards being abolished.
