Active travel
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Latest news 17 May 2020Travel less and avoid public transport – DfT
The Department for Transport has issued detailed advice on how to stay safe while travelling during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Latest news 13 May 2020“Rethink the way you travel” – Khan to Londoners
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has asked Londoners to rethink the way they travel and urged them to wear masks when using public transport.
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Latest news 13 May 2020More UK cities fast-track active travel schemes
Manchester and Bradford creating enhanced space for pedestrians and cyclists to enable people to keep their distance for safe essential journeys.
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Latest news 13 May 2020NACTO shares expertise on temporary active travel
National Association of City Transportation Officials to host online webinar to share expertise on building temporary active travel infrastructure.
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Latest news 13 May 2020Mayors ditch ‘business as usual’ in COVID recovery
Mayors of cities around the world have united to issue a call for a healthy, equitable and sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Latest news 12 May 2020Sanitisation and social distancing are key to public transport future (+ video)
Social distancing, sanitisation and face masks are the three crucial safety conditions that will help to encourage people back to public transport once the lockdown is over.
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Latest news 11 May 2020£2bn package to accelerate shift to active travel
The Government has brought forward plans to invest heavily in walking and cycling, to relieve the pressure on public transport.
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Latest news 11 May 2020Roads closed to make school run cleaner and safer
Roads near schools could be temporarily closed to discourage parents from driving their children to school – and encourage more walking, cycling and scooting.
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Latest news 6 May 2020
Scots fund safer Places for People during Covid
The Scottish Government funds a new infrastructure programme for pop-up walking and cycling routes or temporary improvements to existing routes.
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Latest news 6 May 2020Nottingham hands out £0.6M in ULEV travel grants
A two-year initiative to help Nottingham-based organisations trial ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) resulted in 60 organisations receiving £600,000 in grants
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Air quality 27 Apr 2020How Seville supports zero emission transport on its streets
A bold political vision allied to urgent action has transformed travel within a city where cycling now prospers alongside scooters and Segways are set to follow
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Opinion 22 Apr 2020Can everyone be a winner with transport and technology?
Stephen Joseph says decision-makers must take care to ensure the technologies they introduce will contribute to, rather than undermine, policies
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Latest news 16 Apr 2020Liverpool City Council starts work on £4m active travel scheme
Liverpool City Council contractors have started work on a £4 million scheme to create new cycle and pedestrian paths on Princes Avenue and Road.
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Healthy streets 9 Mar 2020Examining the need for smarter solutions to children's travel to school
Plans to install pedestrian crossings costing just £300 have stalled. The battle to drop beacons and zig-zag lines could be transformative, says Lisa Hopkinson
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Air quality 4 Mar 2020Fine-tuning the tax system for smart transport
Is the tax system supporting the transition to smarter transport solutions or does the current set-up actually hinder their delivery?
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Air quality 4 Mar 2020Is 2020 the year of decarbonisation?
Bold low-carbon plans are being laid down in Government, but just where and how will actions have the greatest effect?
