Travel and Transport

Redditch e-Scooters answers to FAQs

October 5, 2020 by mikerouse

As Deputy Leader of Redditch Borough Council please allow me to answer some of the frequently asked questions about the e-scooter trial and hopefully address some of the concerns some people might have. Why don’t they cover the whole town? The zone is restricted as part of the trial. The council and the Department for … Read more

Pavements could be made safer for people with disabilities, and families, under new proposals to ban antisocial parking unveiled by the government

August 31, 2020 by mikerouse

New plans set out to boost safety and make journeys more accessible for disabled people and parents
Review found third of people with visual impairments and almost half of wheelchair users were not as willing to go out because of antisocial pavement parking
Consultation will set out proposals to make transport more accessible and help more people to choose active travel as part of UK’s green recovery from COVID-19

The Conservative Case for Active Travel

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 by mikerouse

sportive woman with bicycle resting on countryside road in sunlight

Background and Context

The government has had what might be argued as a road to Damascus conversion to the benefits of active travel. Others might argue Boris has always been keen on cycling. Either way, Boris wants us all to get fit and he likes cycling as a means to get about.