Users of Scotland’s National Walking and Cycling Network (NWCN) spent £1.9 billion in the local economy in 2019, a new report from NatureScot, Sustrans and Scottish Canals has found. The NWCN includes Scotland’s Great Trails, the National Cycle Network and Scottish Canals towpaths and stretches 6,879 kilometres across the country. …
Read More »Open Country presents Sustrans with award for helping improve disabled access
Yorkshire-based charity Open Country has presented Sustrans’ North team with an award for its contribution to improving disabled access across Yorkshire. Open Country’s Good Access Scheme award celebrates efforts to open up more accessible routes for walkers and cyclists. Sustrans’ team in Yorkshire completed an extension of the cycle path …
Read More »Sustrans celebrates 25 years of National Cycle Network
Sustrans is calling on members of the public to take part in the #NCN25th Challenge to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the National Cycle Network. The challenge invites participants of all ages and abilities to walk, run, wheel, cycle or hop either 25, 50, 75 or 100 miles of the …
Read More »PM kickstarts £2 billion cycling and walking ‘revolution’
Thousands of miles of new protected bike lanes, cycle training for everyone and bikes available on prescription will be rolled out under new plans to overhaul cycling and walking in England launched by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The new plan aims to build on the significant increase in the number …
Read More »Sustrans to enhance family offer on NCN as UK moves out of lockdown
Sustrans is enhancing the family offer on the National Cycle Network in a move to make it more accessible and provide a consistent user experience. A total of 12,763 miles on the network is now mapped and promoted for families, disabled people, people with long-term health conditions and those new …
Read More »New Government-funded cycling routes revealed across England
Cycling minister Chris Heaton-Harris has unveiled 22 upgrades for the National Cycle Network, including new routes, better surfacing, and improved links to other transport modes
Read More ȣ1.2 million Castleford Greenway scheme moves another step closer to completion
The Castleford Greenway forms part of Route 69 in the National Cycle Network
Read More »National Cycle Network paths launched on OS Maps
The organisations have joined forces to provide information on the network’s 16,575 miles of cycling and walking routes spanning the UK
Read More »Sustrans calls for action to make active travel an easier choice for parents
A YouGov poll carried by the charity revealed that petrol and diesel vehicles remain the main mode of travel for a day out for over half of UK families
Read More »‘Vital’ new traffic-free link opens on the Caledonia Way
The new link is funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Sustrans
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