Scotland’s Active Nation Commissioner says it’s a myth that the nation’s weather deters people from cycling. Former pro mountain biker Lee Craigie says that most people in Scotland continue to get in their cars purely because it remains the most convenient option. In an interview with inews.co.uk, Craigie said her first year in the role […]
Feet FirstDecember 27, 2019 Feet First believes in walkable places to improve our quality of life–communities with safe walking conditions, nearby jobs, stores, services, parks and gathering places, all connected to each other by frequent and reliable transit. We know we have far to go to reach that vision, and the passage of Initiative 976
Simon MacMichael February 14 2016 Did the UK miss an opportunity to ‘Go Dutch’ in the 1970s, just at the time that across the North Sea the Netherlands began prioritising people on bikes, putting policies in place that four decades on have resulted in the country becoming the envy of campaigners around the world? Conservative
Alex Bowden January 3 2020 Local councils will need to make ‘unpopular’ political decisions to convert car drivers into cyclists, according to a councillor in Cumbria. The Westmorland Gazette reports that there have been complaints of motor traffic holdups after work began on a cycle path on Shap Road, Kendal, and also following similar work
02 January 2020 In the centre of bustling and busy Barcelona there is unusual quiet: just the babble of children playing in a small playground and the sound of the birds. There is virtually no traffic and the space where cars would have parked is given over to play areas, trees and even a running
December 17, 2019 by XR Newsletter The Peaceful Revolution of 1989 | East Germany This year saw the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This iconic event is often seen as part of a broader world history – the dissolution of the USSR, the opening up of Eastern Europe, the end of
IDEAS Time for something like panic: last week the UN climate talks in Madrid essentially collapsed, even as scientists were reporting that the 2010s had been by far the hottest decade since records began. Most of the blame fell on countries like the U.S., Brazil, and Saudi Arabia, but around the world political systems simply
City councillors unveil ‘unashamedly ambitious’ goal to cut carbon emissions Josh HallidayLast modified on Tue 31 Dec 2019 19.40 GMT The medieval city of York has announced plans to ban private car journeys from the city centre within three years in an effort to cut carbon emissions. Councillors spelled out the “unashamedly ambitious” goal that
Wed 18 Jul 2012 This article is more than 7 years old One-third of houses with front gardens have turned them into hardstandings, raising flooding concerns and threat to wildlife Almost a third of the 20.8m homes with front gardens have turned them into hardstandings, amounting to just under 7m homes. Photograph: Alamy Millions of
Plans for the Silvertown tunnel In May 2018, the Department for Transport granted Transport for London (TfL) permission to construct a new 1.4km road tunnel under the River Thames. The new tunnel will link West Silvertown and Essex-bound A13 north of the Thames, with North Greenwich and the Kent-bound A2 south of the river.
