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
Have your say on off-road cycle path designs for major Hull routes 7th February 2023 Hull City Council is inviting people to have their say on new plans for off-road cycle paths on two major city routes. The council is developing designs to take advantage of future funding opportunities as and when they are announced by Active Travel England. The designs for Clough Road and Cleveland Street/New Cleveland Street would […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travel
Councillor goes ‘back to the floor’ on cycle track tidy-up 23rd January 2023 Councillor Mark Ieronimo went “back to the floor” as he joined Hull City Council’s dedicated cycle path team for a morning’s work. Donning high-vis gear and wielding a litter-picker, the council’s Portfolio Holder for Roads, Highways and Transport mucked in with the team as they tidied up a cycle path near Priory Road. Armed with […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelCyclingstreetscenewaste management
Kingswood roundabout improvement works to begin this month 10th January 2023 Work to improve a roundabout in Kingswood will begin this month, making travel safer for cyclists and pedestrians and helping traffic flow. New sections of off-road cycle track will be created at the Wawne Road / Kesteven Way roundabout, along with “parallel crossings”, which are like zebra crossings but also include a designated area to […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelkingswoodRoadworks
Kingswood junction upgrade to make cycling safer and improve traffic flow 18th November 2022 A roundabout in Kingswood will be improved early next year to help traffic flow and make travel safer for cyclists and pedestrians. New sections of off-road cycle track will be created at the Wawne Road / Kesteven Way roundabout, along with “parallel crossings”, which are similar to zebra crossings but also include a designated area […] Read more News Transport & Streets active travelDecision Recordkingswoodroads
Bellfield Primary School becomes first in the city to celebrate active travel success 6th June 2022 A Hull primary school is the first in the city to achieve a national accreditation after implementing ten sustainable travel measures to support active travel to and from the school. Bellfield Primary School received a bronze accreditation as part of the Modeshift STARS programme, which offers training to children and young people to develop their […] Read more Children and families News Transport & Streets active travelBellfied Primary SchoolFirst Step SportsModeshift STARS
Bus lane cameras will be switched back on this week 9th May 2022 Bus lane cameras in Hull will be switched back on this week. The move comes in line with Hull City Council’s Cabinet decision made in December 2021 to retain 7am – 6.30pm bus lanes following a successful trial period in which buses reported nine per cent faster journey times. As part of the new traffic […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelbus lanesCycle lanesPCN
