Plans for Coundon Cycleway
Plans revised after consultation with the public were published in August 2020. Download the plan here.
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The Starley Fragments
Recently Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) named the West Midlands Cycling Network – the “Starley Network“. The green lines on the map below show Coventry’s existing cycleways: “Fragments” would be a more apt word than “Network”. The fragments are of … Continue reading →
Cycle Coventry Maps
Coventry City Council has published six maps showing cycle routes in and around Coventry. Unfortunately they are only available as PDFs so in practice they cannot be followed on a bike. We show the key to the maps on the … Continue reading →
Starley Cycling Network Difficult to Use
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has unveiled the Starley Network, a new 493-mile cycling vision for the West Midlands. Named in honour of the Starley family of Coventry industrialists who pioneered bicycle manufacturing, the Starley Network pulls together existing routes … Continue reading →
Support the Coundon Cycle Way
Please support the building of a 2.75km of two-way, fully segregated cycleway along the Coundon Road/Barker’s Butts Lane corridor linking the city centre with Coundon Green. This is being delivered as part of a package of measures to improve the … Continue reading →
Bicycle Mayor’s view of Coventry’s Bid for Active Travel Funding
Central Government issued statutory guidance to councils to enable cycling and walking, as well as social distancing in town and city centres. A firm letter from DfT to local authorities stated that measures should meaningfully challenge the status quo of transport or … Continue reading →
£330,000 for Active Travel in Coventry
On 10 June Coventry City Council announced it expects to receive £330,000 as the first tranche of its £1,650,000 bid for part of the £17 million fund offered by the government to develop schemes to encourage more people to cycle … Continue reading →
Cycling in Coventry
Coventry City Council website has a number of pages dealing with cycling in the city. We list some of them here. There are many others. Cycling The main cycling page with links to many of the other cycle-related pages on … Continue reading →
Streets Ahead Podcast
Cities around the world are finally discovering the pitfalls of a car-centric transport system, with the most progressive cities implementing protected cycle lanes, liveable streets and low traffic neighbourhoods for improved cycling and walking. Streets Ahead is a podcast co-hosted … Continue reading →
Ideas Wanted for Improve Cycling in Coventry
On 9 March the UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps , announced that pop-up bike lanes with protected space for cycling, wider pavements, safer junctions, and cycle and bus-only corridors will be created in England within weeks as part of a £250 … Continue reading →