Hull safety giant secures national award for supporting staff to choose sustainable travel options 22nd January 2024 One of Hull’s most notable businesses has received national certification for its workplace travel plan, which encourages and supports its workforce to walk, cycle and use public transport for their daily commute. Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has received a Good Travel Plan (Bronze) award from Modeshift STARS. The national STARS accreditation scheme recognises […] Read more Environment News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelArcoCouncillor Mark IeronimoModeshift STARS
TravelWise Week campaign wins national award 28th November 2023 Hull City Council has won a prestigious national award for a campaign, which took place earlier this year, encouraging residents to choose more sustainable and active travel choices. The city was one of 17 locations in the UK to put on a programme of events for TravelWise Week, in September, including a bike library and […] Read more Business News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark Ieronimoeast yorkshire busesFirst Step SportsHumberside PoliceNeighbourhood Network HullR-evolutionStagecoach East MidlandsTravelWise Week
Council supports cyclists to ‘stay safe and stay seen’ with return of Bike Lights for Dark Nights Initiative 25th October 2023 Following its success in January, Hull City Council will again be running its popular Bike Lights for Dark Nights initiative from the end of October, when the clocks go back, through to March 2024, when the clocks go forward again. Earlier this year, six events ran at various locations across the city, including Spring Bank, […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelBike Lights for Dark NightsCouncillor Mark IeronimoCyclistsSafer Roads Humber
Council takes action to futureproof roads in Kingswood 9th October 2023 Plans will be drawn up to help improve the layout of a number of roundabouts in Hull, after the council appointed Align Property Partners Limited to progress proposals for the Kingswood Area Action Plan (AAP) and Calvert Lane to their next stage. In a decision record, published by the council on Friday 6 October, the […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelcalvert laneCouncillor Mark IeronimoCycle lanesCycling
The Step in the Right Direction Hull Blog – International Walk to School Month 4th October 2023 October is International Walk to School Month, when children all around the world celebrate the benefits of walking and wheeling to school. In his first post for ‘The Step in the Right Direction Hull Blog’, Paul Schofield, a tour guide in the city for more than 30 years, talks to us about why Hull is […] Read more News Regeneration active travelThe Step in the Right Direction Hull BlogWalking
Final phase of improvements to pedestrian and cycling facilities on Beverley Road complete 22nd September 2023 Work has now been completed on a project to enhance pedestrian and cycling facilities along Beverley Road. Hull City Council and its contractor, PBS Construction (N.E) Ltd, have delivered the final phase of the programme, which has seen improvements to the Queens Road/Sculcoates Lane junction, including: The works at the junction were the last in […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelBeverley RoadCouncillor Mark IeronimoQueens RoadSculcoates Lane
Hull encouraged to ‘travel wisely’ with various events planned for TravelWise Week 11th September 2023 Hull City Council and its partners will be hosting various events across the city in support of TravelWise Week, a world-wide, week-long travel challenge where sustainable travel organisation, Modeshift, encourages everyone to travel wisely. It is the council’s ambition to make Hull cleaner, greener and healthier by encouraging residents to choose active forms of travel […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark Ieronimoeast yorkshire busesHumberside PoliceNeighbourhood Network HullR-evolutionStagecoach
Council secures millions in funding to deliver transport improvements 21st August 2023 Hull City Council has approved grant funding allocations of over £11million to deliver a series of investments on several of the city’s key routes to promote and encourage cycling and improve road safety. The council has secured £8.757m from Active Travel England’s Active Travel Fund (ATF) and £2.99m from the Department for Transport’s Safer Roads […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelActive Travel Fundactive travel grantBeverley RoadCouncillor Mark IeronimoFerenswayFreetown WayHolderness RoadPreston RoadSpring BankWitham
New technology seeks to reduce collisions and congestion on busy Hull route 11th August 2023 Innovative technology has been installed on a major route in the centre of the city, to help improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, as well as help reduce congestion and encourage more people to consider alternative means of travel. In a UK first, Hull City Council, working with leading highway and transport technological solutions […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark IeronimoStoneferry CorridorStoneferry Road
Hull ranked in top 10 for cycle training for children in England 10th August 2023 Hull has been ranked in the top 10 locations in the country for delivering cycling training to children, according to new figures from the Bikeability Trust. Between April 2022 and March 2023, 78% of year 6 pupils in Hull received either Level 1 and 2 or Level 2 Bikeability training, putting the city seventh in […] Read more News Regeneration active travelBikeabilityCouncillor Mark IeronimoCyclingschools
Improvements to Queens Road/Sculcoates Lane junction to start on site 27th July 2023 The final phase of a £1.1million project to improve pedestrian and cycling facilities along Beverley Road will start on Tuesday 1 August. Hull City Council and its contractor, PBS Construction (N.E) Ltd, are delivering a programme of improvements at the Queens Road/Sculcoates Lane junction, including: Councillor Mark Ieronimo, portfolio holder for transportation, roads and highways, […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelBeverley RoadCouncillor Mark IeronimoPBS Construction
Next steps taken to improve pedestrian, cycling and highway infrastructure in Hull 24th July 2023 Improvements to pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, as well as improved capacity on the highway network for motorists across the city, have taken a step forward after Hull City Council appointed a contractor to design several new schemes. The council has published a decision record confirming the awarding of a contract to Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor IeronimoPell Frischmann
