US roads have become more lethal even though Americans are driving less due to coronavirus quarantine and stay-at-home orders, a new report has found. Early data indicate a year-on-year 14% jump in fatality rates per distance driven in March, the document by the National Safety Council (NSC) says. The number of miles driven during the […]
Published: Friday, May 22, 2020 In order to support social distancing measures and ensure the safety of pedestrians and also improve conditions for cyclists, the council will carry out works next week to widen a pavement in Southfields and close a busy road in Balham. A stretch of Bedford Hill, close to its junction with
With local councillors and activists calling on Haringey Council to transform its streets to benefit cyclists and pedestrians as lockdown eases, the town hall revealed it was working on three programmes that would see the borough adapted over the next six months. Sam Volpe PUBLISHED: 10:04 22 May 2020 | UPDATED: 18:06 22 May 2020
A major study tracking more than 300,000 commuters has revealed that cycling to work can cut the risk of dying early from illnesses such as heart disease and cancer by up to 24 per cent. Dr Richard Patterson from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge, who led the research, hailed post-lockdown plans
Mayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city Steven MorrisThu 21 May 2020 11.58 BST A scheme to turn part of Bristol’s historic centre into a pedestrian-only zone within months has been set out as part of plans to change how people get around the city during and after the Covid-19
With a return to car traffic when lockdown lifts, we must find ways to keep cyclists and walkers safe Gary Fuller Thu 21 May 2020 21.30 BST Pop-up cycle lanes, wider pavements and traffic-free school streets are part of urgent UK government recommendations to allow physical distancing as the Covid-19 lockdown is eased.But with a
Leeds, Birmingham and Bath also push back green plans and blame coronavirus pandemic Sandra LavilleThu 21 May 2020 16.45 BST The creation of the biggest clean air zone in the UK to tackle illegal levels of air pollution is being delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Greater Manchester became the latest city
Urban street space is increasingly contested. However, it is unclear what a fair street space allocation would look like. We develop a framework of ten ethical principles and three normative perspectives on street space – streets for transport, streets for sustainability, and streets as place – and discuss 14 derived street space allocation mechanisms. We
Motorists are exposed to the highest level of harmful emissions at the start of every journey, research shows. Emissions systems that are built into cars to capture harmful pollution take around five minutes to warm up and activate, resulting in dangerous ‘pollution bursts’ in the initial moments drivers and their passengers are en route. And
Rebecca Morley 18th May 2020 An ICM poll for Shand Cycles has that found that 17% of commuters are more likely to cycle to work following the COVID-19 outbreak. If that trend were mapped across the country’s 32 million commuters, it would lead to five and a half million people taking to their bikes. The
