Hunts Walking & Cycling Group

Do we really need bigger and bigger cars in our towns and cities when parking space is at a premium?
? @camcycle.bsky.social

Vote for sustainable transport and change lives says local travel alliance - Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance Cambridgeshire Sustainable Travel Alliance has launched a new campaign to draw attention to the importance of the local elections on 1 May for walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport. The Alli...

The outcome of the May local elections will make a vital difference to people’s daily journeys, including their connections to schools, jobs, friends and family.

Our new campaign calls for Cambridgeshire residents to vote for life-changing transport 🗳️

cambstravelalliance.org/vote-for-sus...

Will GCP and Environment Agency resolve flooding on St Ives to Cambridge guided busway path before another pedestrian or cyclist gets killed or seriously injured?

Ross says:

"As a gym owner, I understand the physical and mental benefits which exercise can offer people. And I think it’s important for children to be introduced to this concept from an early age"

Read their story here 👇 https://buff.ly/47LkgNq

After taking part in Sustrans' Big Walk and Wheel, and seeing benefits to both their physical and mental health from this change, they decided to continue with their longer, greener commute to school.

It's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek and we are revisiting Ross and his son Coen's story of how they swapped their school run by car, for an active journey instead.

Posthumous award for cycling campaigner Mike Gough of Huntingdon A posthumous award for regional campaigner of the year has been awarded to cyclist Mike Gough who was killed in Huntingdon last year. Mike's widow Hazel and members of Mike's family attended the annua...

A posthumous award for regional campaigner of the year has been given to cyclist Mike Gough of @roadiescycles who was killed in Huntingdon last year. Mike’s widow Hazel accept the award on Mike’s behalf from @camcycle.

www.cambsnews.co.uk/news/posthum...

E-bikes are limited to 15.5mph so not really much difference to a fit cyclist who can easily do 12-20mph. E-motor bikes are illegal to use without a licence, insurance etc. All road users need to #sharewithcare

Concerns over planned travel hub at railway station Proposals for a new travel hub at Huntingdon railway station are a missed opportunity which will resemble a “massive car park”, a councillor has…

@iansollom.bsky.social Any funding for a fit for purpose travel hub at Neots train station to include much needed secure cycle parking? Huntingdon has already been badly let down back in 2020 previous government.
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Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶‍♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge

Hello to all interested in active travel, safe streets, sociable streets and decarbonisation! You can find us at activetravelcafe.org.uk and on Zoom at 5pm on Tuesdays when we share news, talks and more. New sign ups via the website.

Speeding delivery e-bikes are a menace – but the solution isn't to push all cyclists into the road | Peter Walker Birmingham’s plan to ban bikes from pedestrianised streets ignores the real problem of food couriers’ illegally souped-up cycles, writes Peter Walker, the Guardian’s acting deputy political editor

“Every week in my clinic I see at least one child with liver damage secondary to obesity, and they don’t need me. What they need is somebody that can take them out and do junior parkrun or play football with them at lunchtime, or walk them to school.”

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It’s Active Travel Cafe time again today! Join us at 5pm (UK) on Tuesday 26 November. Will Ridley-Ellis and Darren Badrock from Bradford join us to share their 2025 City of Culture plans for the city centre. Still time to sign up on our website activetravelcafe.org.uk

People Walking Spend More In U.K. Shops Than Motorists, Finds ‘Pedestrian Pound’ Research The third iteration of The Pedestrian Pound shows that people on foot spend more money than people arriving by car.

Good news for Mill Road traders, people who walk, wheel or cycle spend more at shops..

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Would you like to see a ‘quiet way’ established between Brampton and Grafham? Have your say…

A street with cars parked on the pavement. A line of bins further obstructs the walkway.

Today marks four years since the consultation on a #PavementParking ban in England - and we're still waiting for action. Disabled campaigner and journalist Katie Pennick says:

"In this photo you can see what happens when parking places are put on the pavement. My wheelchair does not fit!"