Winchester cycle infrastructure: delays and new developments
Advanced stop lines at the junction of Jewry Street, City Road and North Walls have been delivered but other improvements have been delayed or deferred.
Winchester City Centre finally to benefit from Active Travel Fund
There are some changes in the city centre which have been on the books for ages, but Cycle Winchester gathers are now imminent. The schemes are funded by Tranche 2 of the Active Travel Fund. We are still in conversation about residual concerns but broadly welcome the changes as a …
HCC cancels Active Travel schemes and we want to know why
As we feared, Hampshire County Council has chosen to remove existing, tranche 1, active travel schemes, and cancel the bulk of planned tranche 2 schemes. Cycle Winchester is asking HCC why. The evidence base for this decision seems flawed. To summarise the key points of the decision: Hyde Street is …
Hampshire plans to remove Active Travel schemes despite strong public support
CW calls on HCC to implement new schemes in full, retaining temporary schemes in the interim Hampshire County Council this week published a recommendation to remove current Active Travel schemes in Winchester with no replacement in sight. This despite a clean sweep of positive responses to the public consultation held …
A word about Hyde Street
As many of you know, Hyde Street is currently closed to motor traffic at the south end, where it meets North Walls. There is a campaign on at the moment to get it reopened. This was done as part of “Tranche 1” of the emergency active travel measures, so that …