Estimated 113 million people across continent affected by road noise at unhealthy levels Fiona HarveyLast modified on Thu 5 Mar 2020 17.39 GMT One in five Europeans are exposed to harmful levels of noise pollution, and this number is set to rise in the next decade, with road traffic the biggest culprit, a new study […]
Jonathon Harker3 March, 2020 Stockport is building cycle infrastructure into a new transport interchange, including a cycle and foot bridge linking the town’s railway station to a new rooftop park. Willmott Dixon has been appointed to help develop the multi-million pound development in Greater Manchester, which will include around 200 new apartments that will be
Carlton Reid11:41 am EST For many centuries the primary destination for most of those visiting Bethlehem has been the imposing Church of the Nativity. But there’s now a newer and very much secular attraction in town: the Banksy-designed Walled Off Hotel. Opened in 2017, the hotel—which boasts that it has the “worst view in the
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez A traffic nightmare. Congestions madness. Carmageddon. Those were the fears voiced by naysayers when San Francisco moved to ban private vehicles from Market Street on January 29 this year. Now, newly released traffic analyses may run over those concerns. Inrix, an analytics firm that specializes in traffic, revealed data Wednesday that shows
London mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita calls for £1bn road project to be scrapped Kate ProctorMon 2 Mar 2020 06.00 GMT London’s first new road crossing of the Thames in decades, the Silvertown tunnel, would be an “environmental betrayal”, according to the Liberal Democrat candidate for London mayor, Siobhan Benita, who is ramping up her campaign
SIMON_MACMICHAEL MON, FEB 17, 2020 Anne Hidalgo has promised a bike lane on every street in French capital if re-elected Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, who is seeking re-election in next month’s municipal elections, has promised a bike lane on every street in the French capital, with her pledge coming as data reveal that locals
LAURA LAKER FRI, FEB 28, 2020 Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced he’s tripled protected cycle tracks in the city during his four years in the job. Khan told road.cc he believes cycling is a social justice issue and urged people to press politicians for protected routes. In 2016 there were 50km of protected
ALEX BOWDEN SAT, FEB 29, 2020 West Yorkshire Combined Authority has requested £23m to save the tunnel and build a cycle route, but Highways England wants to fill it in Highways England has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money after it was revealed that it is spending almost £5,000 a week on CCTV inside the
ALEX BOWDEN SAT, FEB 29, TfL says ‘ambitious’ route has ‘presented challenges’ The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, yesterday claimed to have tripled protected cycle tracks in the city during his four years in the job. One route that has not been progressing as quickly as many would like is the proposed Cycleway between Camden
SIMON_MACMICHAEL WED, JAN 15, 2020 SIMON_MACMICHAEL WED, JAN 15, 2020 13:20 Document compiled by European Cyclists’ Federation aims to be essential point of reference for campaigners Delivery firm FedEx Express has teamed up with the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety to produce a new technical guide highlighting
