Posts Tagged ‘Active Travel England’
Compulsory Active Travel Consultation for Big English Housing Developments
York, UK Active Travel England (ATE) must now be consulted for all large housing development applications in England that exceed certain criteria, under planning regulations introduced from 1st June. The organisation will be a statutory consultee for all planning applications for developments equal to or exceeding 150 housing units, 7,500m2 of floorspace or an area…
Record Funding for UK Cyclist Training
Cambridgeshire, UK UK cycle training program Bikeability will receive record funding of £20 million (A$36.28 million) in government investment next year to increase access for the nation’s children. Bikeability has trained more than 3.6 million children since 2007 and the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the record funding to “ensure even more are equipped with the…
UK Government Appoints Boardman to Head New Active Transport Group
York, UK Former Olympic cycling gold medallist and Tour de France yellow-jersey holder Chris Boardman MBE has been appointed as the head of a new active transport peak body in the UK. Chris was this month named interim commissioner of Active Travel England (ATE), launched last week by the British Government to “create safer streets for…
What Will Boris Johnson’s Historic UK Announcements Mean for Micromobility?
On Tuesday 28th July 2020, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made his much anticipated announcement giving details about his government’s ambitious plans to boost walking and cycling. The £2 billion (A$3.64 billion) in new funding over the next five years had been announced previously by his Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, but much of the detail…