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Plans for ‘stop anywhere’ night buses recommended by government for women’s safety

The Independent UK

Cities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing

To many people, crossing a road at a traffic light is a mundane task requiring little thought or effort. But for the growing population of senior citizens with limitations to their mobility, strength or balance, crossing the road can be a stressful and sometimes life-threatening experience.

The Conversation

Britain's roads to be made narrower to stop drivers from overtaking cyclists in latest war on motorists

Drawn up by Active Travel England, the new guidance will apply to billions of pounds’ worth of future road-building projects

Evening Standard

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Is the answer to safer cycling narrower roads? This government body thinks so

Active Travel England is campaigning to change the width of the country's roads

Cycling Weekly

Boris Johnson’s cycling vision stutters as number of bike journeys fails to rise above pre-pandemic levels

Figures released by the Department for Transport show the average number of bicycle journeys per person has remained stable since a peak in 2020

The Independent UK

'New' cycling funding is the biggest story in UK cycling today, but it's not new and it's not enough

Active Travel England has announced where £300 million for walking, wheeling and cycling will go, but it's a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed

Cycling Weekly

Anti-cycling stories are bad for the UK’s health, says Chris Boardman

Racing champion turned active travel advocate criticises parts of the media for safety scaremongering

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Claims government blocked low-traffic schemes were a fiction, papers suggest

Exclusive: Low-traffic neighbourhoods applications were rejected due to lack of ambition, not policy shift

The Guardian - UK

Longer green man crossing times proposed to help older people in cities

Experts suggest measures to make towns more friendly for population whose lives are longer and waistlines larger

The Guardian - UK

£11 million pound plan for three permanent Liverpool cycle lanes

Three temporary lanes, created during the Covid-19 pandemic, are set to be made permanent

Liverpool Echo

‘Patchy’ delivery of low-traffic schemes may have ended up discouraging cycling

New report concludes government is on track to miss its targets to increase levels of cycling and walking

The Independent UK

A damning new report says the UK Government is failing in its plans to get more of us cycling and walking by 2025

The National Audit Office report blames the failures on years of persistent underfunding and a lack of influence

Bike Perfect

UK struggling to convince more people to cycle and ‘unlikely’ to hit key 2025 target, report finds

Delivery of active travel schemes been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office says

The Independent UK

Government set to miss cycling and walking targets – report

Delivery of active travel schemes has been ‘patchy’, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) said.

The Independent UK

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Cycling Weekly

Hope for better bike infrastructure as Active Travel England to be consulted on new housing estates

Organisation will help deliver cycling infrastructure on all future large planning applications

The Independent UK

Cycling is down nearly a quarter since coronavirus peak

The decline has sparked fears the Government will fail to hit its target for increasing cycling activity.

The Independent UK

Walking and cycling routes to get £200m boost

Active Travel England is inviting local authorities outside London to apply for a share of the investment.

Chronicle Live

Another top boss to leave Newcastle City Council as transport chief heads for government job

Graham Grant, the city's top transport official, is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the civic centre over recent months

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Liverpool Echo

Merseyside playing ‘catch up’ so roads aren't 'stuck' in the 50s

The region is hoping to push ahead with improving its active cycling and walking infrastructure

Manchester Evening News

Walking and cycling projects in Greater Manchester get £13m boost - exactly how the cash will be spent

The city region will also get a share of £1.5m to explore creating 'mini-Holland' cycling schemes

The Guardian - UK

Promote safety benefits of low-traffic schemes, Boardman tells councils

Head of Active Travel England says aim is to give neighbourhoods back what has been taken away

The Independent UK

Walking and cycling schemes get £200m boost

Transport minister Trudy Harrison said the investment will help create a ‘golden age’ for active travel.

The Independent UK

Chris Boardman inspired to improve travel after daughter unable to ride safely

The Olympic cycling gold medallist has been appointed interim commissioner of the new Active Travel England (ATE) by the Department for Transport.

The Guardian - UK

Chris Boardman to lead new walking and cycling body in England

Former Olympic cycling champion vows to take back streets from motor traffic as head of Active Travel England

The Guardian - UK

Walking and cycling must be made safe in England. Here’s our plan to do just that

My mother was killed by a driver while I was campaigning for safer cycling, says Chris Boardman, interim commissioner of Active Travel England

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