https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Travel_England

Active Travel England

Formation––Announced 28 July 2020; 5 days ago
Type–– Inspectorate
National Cycling and Walking Commissioner––Vacant
Parent organisation––Department for Transport

Active Travel England is an inspectorate and funding body being set up in 2020 by the Government of the United Kingdom

[1] The organisation will be led by the National Cycling and Walking Commissioner.

A century ago John Switzer Owens discovered how far pollution could travel, but his research was ignored

Gary FullerThu 13 Aug 2020 21.30 BST
In August 1921, John Switzer Owens had a UK holiday. He went to Holme, Norfolk, and took his latest invention with him. Each day he took his device to the beach to sample the air. He also flung thistledown into the sky and noted its passage over the sand to understand where the wind came from

Customers can hire bikes on monthly or annual basis after bike demand rises during pandemic

Julia KolleweWed 12 Aug 2020

Apr 23, 2020;Youtube 

Mark Sutton, 28 July, 2020; England and Northern Ireland finally have a first set of cycling infrastructure design standards, providing local authorities and planners with a reference point from which to build safe lanes.

Traditional shops are overloaded but there are alternatives – and some take £50 repair vouchers, too

Join the bike is best movement and sign the Share the road petition – to help everyone cycle more.

Last month the council closed Bedford Hill to vehicle traffic to aid social distancing, encourage walking and cycling and support local businesses.