Arup and Sustrans have begun work with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and the local councils to design ten active neighbourhood schemes across the Greater Manchester city region. Arup is delivering this project in partnership with Sustrans and 10GM. The Active Neighbourhoods project aims to prioritise the movement, health and …
Read More »Views sought on low traffic neighbourhood plans in Cheadle Heath and Cheadle
Residents in Cheadle Heath and Cheadle, Stockport, are being asked how they’d like to improve the streets where they live as part of plans to create a series of new low-traffic neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester. Low-traffic neighbourhoods, known locally as Active Neighbourhoods, focus on prioritising the movement, health and safety …
Read More »Consultation opens on plans to boost walking and cycling access at Steeton and Silsden
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, in partnership with Bradford Council, is seeking views to introduce a new crossing along the A629 that will provide better access for people travelling on foot or by bike between Steeton and Silsden and the surrounding area. The Combined Authority and Bradford Council have been …
Read More »Buckinghamshire Council appoints Arup to help get more people cycling and walking in High Wycombe
Arup has been appointed by Buckinghamshire Council to prepare a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to enhance pedestrian and cycle infrastructure in High Wycombe. The LCWIP will help the council develop a strategic approach to building a network of high standard cycling and walking routes across the town, …
Read More »New report shows “large unmet demand” for cycling from ethnic minority and disadvantaged groups
Cycling for Everyone, a new report by Sustrans and Arup, has highlighted the inequalities within cycling participation in urban areas between different demographics, including those from ethnic minority groups, women, disabled people, older people and those at greater risk of deprivation. COVID-19 has brought to light many disparities within society, …
Read More »One third of disabled people in UK cities ‘would like to start cycling’
An estimated 84% of disabled people living in the UK’s biggest cities never cycle for local journeys, according to a report from Sustrans and Arup
Read More »Pop-up protected cycleway to be trialled in London
Entry is one of five shorlisted in NIC's Roads for the Future comp
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