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Children at twenty-two schools across the county are now benefiting from safer journeys to and from school, following a £3m investment to improve road safety and encourage more walking, cycling and wheeling. Improvements include a range of measures designed to create safer and more accessible routes for students, parents, and staff. Key improvements at fourteen … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has secured funding to support children who are on Free School Meals (FSM) to receive free cycling and walking training. Feet First is a walking training programme for school children in Year 3 (aged 7 to 8 years old). Delivered by Surrey County Council’s walking instructors, children learn road safety skills to … Continue reading
Proposals to improve walking and cycling on the A3100 between Burpham and Guildford, have today been given the go-ahead. Improvements will take place to and around the Boxgrove Roundabout – a key junction linking the A3, Guildford Town Centre, the Spectrum Leisure Centre and local schools. The junction will be redesigned to modern standards, prioritising … Continue reading
People who live and travel through Burpham are being encouraged to give their views on updated proposals for a cycle and walking route between New Inn Lane roundabout, Burpham and York Road crossroads, Guildford, including Boxgrove roundabout. The new route is being designed to make walking and cycling safer and easier for residents to access … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has been awarded £997,843 to deliver improved facilities for walking and cycling throughout the county. The investment will see more cycle and walking routes being created across the county and the development of ‘Liveable neighbourhoods’. Liveable neighbourhoods are areas that are improved to be more people-centred with infrastructure and schemes such as … Continue reading
Funding worth £41.8 million to make significant improvements to the A320 between Chertsey and Ottershaw has been confirmed. Surrey County Council and Runnymede Borough Council were awarded the money by Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. It will ensure there is extra capacity on this busy stretch of road to unlock future housing sites. Legal agreements … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has launched a new tool that enables residents to submit ideas on how we can improve the road infrastructure in their area to encourage more walking and cycling. The tool, an interactive map, also allows residents to see what suggestions other people have submitted and vote on them. Whilst the council won’t … Continue reading
A series of temporary schemes to encourage safe walking and cycling after the lockdown has been announced by Surrey County Council. The measures are designed to support social distancing on our high streets, provide alternatives to public transport, and encourage residents to continue with the higher levels of walking and cycling we’ve seen since the … Continue reading
Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment Ian Lake interviewed on BBC Surrey about teaming up with the Ramblers to keep public paths in good condition. Audio courtesy of BBC Surrey
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