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Schools’ Clean Air Campaign Competition

May 23rd 2019

This year the Hampshire County Council Travel Planning Team has been working in partnership with district Environmental Health Departments in Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Fareham and Gosport, Havant, New Forest, Rushmoor and Southampton to run an air quality project in selected schools and colleges...

SCN1 nears completion as works commence at Third Avenue

May 13th 2019

Work is now underway to create a new safe and segregated cycle lane along Third Avenue, which runs parallel to Millbrook Road West and is a key part of the Southampton Cycle Network (SCN). The work will take around six weeks, completing in late June 2019. The project, carried out by Southampton...

FREE Family Cycling Festival to return to Southampton in July

April 15th 2019

British Cycling's HSBC UK Let’s Ride is returning to Southampton on Sunday 21 July, when city centre roads will be closed to motor traffic to give thousands of locals the perfect opportunity to explore their city in the saddle. HSBC UK Let’s Ride events – which this year aim to build excitement...

Millbrook Roundabout - Overnight closures Friday 29 March

March 29th 2019

Further to the update earlier this week, the First Avenue closures planned for Friday night will be combined with a full roundabout closure. This is to undertake the resurfacing of the junction of First Avenue with the entrance to City Depot and will allow us to continue finishing works to the...

Zero emissions delivery service Zedify to launch in Southampton

March 27th 2019

The owner of a local bike shop is set to launch a new zero emissions delivery service in Southampton. Dave Munday, owner of Shirley based bike shop The Hub Cycleworks, will be joining the eco-friendly Zedify group next month. ZedifyUK is an urban logistics company which runs its nationwide courier...

Millbrook Roundabout Reconstruction Update

March 25th 2019

Overnight weekday closures Monday 25 March until Thursday 4 April The Millbrook Roundabout Reconstruction works are moving rapidly towards the completion date of 7 April 2019. As part of the final fix, the roundabout will be closed overnight during the next two weeks commencing Monday 25 March...

First Bus get on board with clean air initiatives as fleet receives green makeover

March 21st 2019

First Bus is well on its way to delivering its most eco-friendly fleet of buses yet across Southampton. In early 2018, in partnership with four bus companies, Southampton City Council successfully secured £2.7 million from the Government’s Clean Bus Technology Fund to retrofit buses and reduce...

Southampton City Council and Hampshire County Council secure £5.7m to continue delivering the Southampton Cycle Network and for smart technology to help people get around by bus

March 18th 2019

A joint bid between Southampton City Council and Hampshire County Council has secured £5.7m in the first round of funding announcements from the Department for Transport’s ‘Transforming Cities’ Fund. The funding will accelerate plans to make it easier and safer for people to cycle by completing the...

My Journey raises awareness of air pollution and sustainable travel with new clean air story books

March 14th 2019

Two new story books for school children have been launched this week to help encourage families to think about alternative ways to make short journeys, which in turn could help reduce air pollution. The ‘clean air’ books form part of Hampshire’s 'myjourney' initiative, which encourages the county’s...

Love to Ride Southampton: the story so far...

March 11th 2019

For the past six years, My Journey has been supporting residents, workplaces and schools across Hampshire to discover the benefits of sustainable travel and do their bit to tackle congestion, poor air quality and physical inactivity. Southampton City Council has identified cycling as a key way to...

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