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17 July 2023
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Gove announces plan to simplify council funding pots
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities secretary Michael Gove has announced a plan for simplifying the funding landscape for local authorities to reduce the number of individual pots of support they must apply for.
Met Office and ESRI offer better data to help transport organisations respond to climate change
The Met Office has launched a new Climate Data Portal, giving organisations improved access to locally-focussed data and other resources helping them better understand and respond to climate change.
Matrix for Measuring & Delivering Placemaking Quality
Thinktank Policy Exchange has developed a new tool for scoring the placemaking quality of proposed and existing developments.
Fear of change, not money, the biggest challenge, says Boardman
Fear of change rather than funding cuts is the biggest obstacle to getting more people to cycle and walk for everyday journeys, believes Active Travel England’s commissioner Chris Boardman.
Leader of Ghent cycling and walking revolution tells of success despite personal sacrifices
One of the highlights of this year’s Cycle County Active County was Filip Watteeuw’s inspiring presentation about how Ghent in Belgium became a cycling and walking and city.
Traffic ban led to death threats, but I was never going to back down, says Ghent’s deputy mayor
The city of Ghent in Belgium underwent a remarkable transformation one weekend in April 2017 when most motorised traffic through the centre was stopped.
Lambeth Council to take out residential parking bays as car ownership continues to fall
On-street residential parking spaces are to be removed in Lambeth to reflect the continuing fall in car ownership in the borough, the council’s David Wilson told delegates at Cycle County Active County.
£13.9m awarded for 11 authorities in walking and cycling prescription trial
Eleven councils have been awarded a total of £13.9m in a trial that will enable GPs and other health workers to prescribe cycling and walking to patients.
£19m plans for bus, cycle and walking routes in south Coventry
New cycling, walking and bus routes are set to be implemented to server development and growth areas in Coventry.
Healthy Streets Scorecard turns spotlight on London’s best and worst boroughs
There was a “huge divergence” in the action taken by London boroughs to improve streets during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest Healthy Streets Scorecard.
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