Tag Archives: COVID-19

Small businesses across the UK are being offered a new package of support and mentoring, as Small Business Saturday UK launches an online roadshow for towns and cities affected by the pandemic. Launching on 2nd November with daily ‘virtual visits’ to small businesses and communities in over 30 locations across …

YuLife has partnered with Buzzbike to enable its members to enjoy a Buzzbike subscription at reduced monthly rates. The partnership is designed to reward members for regular cycling at a time when many office workers are looking to reduce public transport use. Cycling surged in popularity in the wake of …

By Kevin Hasley, CCO of network performance benchmarking firm RootMetrics

Sustrans is calling on local authorities across the UK to implement low traffic neighbourhoods, a holistic approach that looks at removing through traffic from residential areas, along with school streets. This comes as new figures show that 59% of parents in the UK do not enjoy their daily journey to …

By Gareth Nettleton, global vice president and the lead of Strava Metro

City Hall has launched an air quality monitoring project to give the “most accurate indication yet” of the benefits of School Streets. TfL has funded 430 new School Streets – where roads surrounding schools are closed to motor traffic at drop-off and pick-up times – across London through its Streetspace …

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is calling on people to consider leaving their cars at home for World Car Free Day today, 22nd September, as the region looks towards a less car reliant future. Councillor Kim Groves, chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee, said: “Two-thirds of journeys …

COVID-19 has caused many trade shows and other cycling events to be cancelled or postponed this year. Rebecca Morley explores how this has affected businesses within the industry

People are being asked for their views on plans for a £2.4 million cycling and walking route between Bradley and Brighouse, as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme. The Bradley to Brighouse Greenway, which is being delivered in partnership with Kirklees Council and Calderdale Council, will be …

By Stacey MacNaught, founder of SEO agency MacNaught Digital