Pedestrian guardrail is a common feature of traffic schemes. Ostensibly used to protect pedestrians, it is more often used to corral pedestrians and direct them to places more in the interests of traffic engineers or councils fearful of litigation than the pedestrians themselves. Guardrailing doesn’t necessarily make things safer either so why have it? Dartford Council asked TI to answer that question.(Posted 04/03/25)
On 12 Feb, Thurrock Council’s Cabinet adopted its first ever Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan #LCWIP, produced by TI with support from Urbanmovement. The LCWIP sets out ambitious plans for improved walking, wheeling & cycling for towns in Thurrock including Grays, Tilbury and Stanford le Hope, as well as links to the many proposed new housing developments.(Posted 14/02/25)
Stevenage is one of the few places in Britain with a comprehensive cycle track network. But it is underused and people don’t seem to know where it goes. Hertfordshire County Council commissioned TI to devise a signing and waymarking scheme to give local people confidence to use the cycletracks. (Posted 11/02/25)
Seaford is a small coastal town in East Sussex. The Seaford Community Partnership commissioned TI to investigate the options for enabling more people on Seaford to cycle for more of their trips. This is what we found. (Posted 19/03/24)
600 of the 800 access control barriers in York are inaccessible to people using bikes, wheelchairs and accessibility scooters. This conflicts with the City’s Public Sector Equality Duty. TI were commissioned to review the barriers and make policy recommendations in conjunction with user groups. (Posted 16/11/23)
There’s often nowhere to park a bicycle in small terraced houses or apartment blocks. A solution can be on street parking in something like a ‘cycle hanger’. West Yorkshire Combined Authority asked us to assess the potential in their area. (posted 05/06/2024)
E-scooters are illegal to use in most public spaces in Britain but the Canal and River Trust is under some presure to permit them on their towpaths. What would the implications be if they did? The Trust asked TI to find out.(Posted 28/09/23)
Warrington Council commissioned TI to produce a pipeline of small scale schemes for walking, wheeling and cycling to be implemented using small pots of money focussing on the south area of Warrington where there has been substantial recent development. Much of this development has built in barriers to active travel, some strategic, some detailed and some probably just oversight. More details can be found here.(Posted 28/09/23)
| The Flitch Way is a path along a former railway line in Essex between Braintree , and the M11. Transport Initiatives were commissioned by Uttlesford Council to review the route and devise and assess options for links out from it. Find out how the Flitch Way could be a core route linking areas of housing to employment, recreation, railway stations and Stansted Airport here. (Posted 7/08/2023) |
| Longwick straddles the A4129. It has narrow footways, one crossing point and no buses to speak of. The Parish Council turned to Transport Initiatives to turn the problems into a positive Transport Vision. Here’s what we did. (posted 10/11/23) |