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If we build #ActiveTravel infrastructure at all, it’s piecemeal or eg goes through a poorly lit park then we wonder why cycling for transport is dominated by the least risk averse, ie. young men.

And all because a few people get angry on FB #MyRideOurRight @[email protected] @[email protected]

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5g45idhfyyj7cyttvic2dllw/post/3murg37r2w223

If we build #ActiveTravel infrastructure at all, it’s piecemeal or eg goes through a poorly lit park then we wonder why cycling for transport is dominated by the least risk averse, ie. young men.

And all because a few people get angry on FB #MyRideOurRight @[email protected] @[email protected]

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5g45idhfyyj7cyttvic2dllw/post/3murg37r2w223

If we build #ActiveTravel infrastructure at all, it’s piecemeal or eg goes through a poorly lit park then we wonder why cycling for transport is dominated by the least risk averse, ie. young men.

And all because a few people get angry on FB #MyRideOurRight @[email protected] @[email protected]

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5g45idhfyyj7cyttvic2dllw/post/3murg37r2w223

Ryder Cup 2027: Ireland’s Healthier Side of Golf

The countdown to Ryder Cup 2027 in Ireland has reached the one-year mark, with Adare Manor preparing for…
#Golf #RyderCup ##RyderCup #ActiveTravel #AdareManor #GolfFitness #GolfWellbeing #IrishGolf #Lahinch
https://www.europesays.com/golf/61470/

Well, I guess it's good for active travel campaigners that Heidi Alexander has remained as lead transport minister. That should mean Chris Boardman stays as Commissioner. #activetravel #heidialexander #biketooter

Well, I guess it's good for active travel campaigners that Heidi Alexander has remained as lead transport minister. That should mean Chris Boardman stays as Commissioner. #activetravel #heidialexander #biketooter

Well, I guess it's good for active travel campaigners that Heidi Alexander has remained as lead transport minister. That should mean Chris Boardman stays as Commissioner. #activetravel #heidialexander #biketooter

Well, I guess it's good for active travel campaigners that Heidi Alexander has remained as lead transport minister. That should mean Chris Boardman stays as Commissioner. #activetravel #heidialexander #biketooter

Well, I guess it's good for active travel campaigners that Heidi Alexander has remained as lead transport minister. That should mean Chris Boardman stays as Commissioner. #activetravel #heidialexander #biketooter

New School Street Imminent

It’s been about eight months since Warwickshire County Council announced its plans for a new School Street in Nuneaton, but now it looks like it may finally become a reality. In its newsletter, Chetwynd Junior School has revealed that Caroline Close is proposed to be the site of the new scheme, expecting to start in May 2026.

This is excellent news for a school and street that is plagued by […]

Walk Ride Greater Manchester have 2 vacancies:
- Walking and Cycling Bus Coordinator
- Project Administrator for Walking and Cycling Bus Programme
Walk Ride GM has launched an ambitious new pilot project to establish the UK’s first coordinated network of walking and cycling buses for school travel.
https://www.walkridegm.org.uk/2026/03/05/wrgm-launches-pioneering-walking-and-cycling-bus-pilot/
#Manchester #GetFediHired #NonProfit #ActiveTravel #GreenJobs

📣 Exciting News 📣 #Nuneaton may be about to get its first School Street! #WarwickshireCountyCouncil has said that it's in the planning stages for a new scheme at Chetwynd Junior School/Caroline Close, after the success of its first trial at Eastlands Primary in Rugby!

#SchoolStreets #ActiveTravel

https://fiets.uk/2025-07-03/is-nuneaton-about-to-get-its-first-school-street

Is Nuneaton about to get its first School Street?

Following the successful pilot of a scheme at Eastlands Primary School in Rugby, and in exciting news for those who want to see improved safety, better air quality, and more pleasant environments outside of school gates, Warwickshire County Council has revealed that it is planning a new School Streets trial, with Chetwynd Junior School and Caroline Close in Nuneaton set to benefit.

https://fiets.uk/2025-07-03/is-nuneaton-about-to-get-its-first-school-street/?utm_source=activitypub&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=none

#ActiveTravel #CarolineClose #ChetwyndJuniorSchool #GipsyLane #Infrastructure #Nuneaton #SchoolStreets #WarwickshireCountyCouncil

Another benefit of 20 MPH speed limits besides a less scary environment, less noise, and fewer injuries and death. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jan/18/uk-20mph-speed-limits-car-insurance-costs-premiums #20mphZones #activetravel #urbanplanning

Calling #WarwickshireCountyCouncil - let's get some more School Streets going and make the school run more fun! Children want it; most people will support it!

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-streets-how-to-set-up-and-manage-a-scheme

#ActiveTravel #ActiveTravelEngland #SchoolStreets #Warwickshire_CC #WCCSafe_Active #WarksHighways #WarksRoadSafety #SchoolRun

ICYMI: I'm using the proposal to expand two local schools as an opportunity to argue for better streets for #ActiveTravel, including #SchoolStreets, wider footpaths, fewer obstructions, and #cycling infrastructure. A summary and my consultation response is over this way...

https://fiets.uk/2024-11-14/school-expansion-an-active-travel-opportunity/

On the blog today: With proposals for two local schools to expand, risking inducing yet more motor traffic from a large catchment area, should and could this be an opportunity for meaningful improvements for active travel and safe routes to school?

https://fiets.uk/2024-11-14/school-expansion-an-active-travel-opportunity/

#Warwickshire #Nuneaton #SchoolStreets #ActiveTravel

#ActiveTravel #BikeBus #NorthBelfast #CycleToSchool
BBC News - Catching the 'bike bus' to school in north Belfast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66940437

Such an important piece by @chrischirp in #wiredmagazine. Why the NHS won’t save the NHS. Health isn’t healthcare it’s housing, improved food, active daily lives. Thank you for separating drinking water from sewage! https://www.wired.co.uk/article/christina-pagel-uk-nhs-social-prescriptions-health-care #publichealth #activetravel #nutrition

What makes a bikeable neighborhood?
As this 2019 #OpenAccess paper
in #JTLU by Salon, Conway, Wang, & Roth suggests, the answer depends in part on age and gender.

"Heterogeneity in the relationship between biking and the built
environment"

https://www.jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/1350/1226

#TravelBehavior #BuiltEnvironment #ActiveTravel #GenderAndTransport