Category: Press Release
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Over half a million miles a year now safer and easier thanks to Rifford Road improvements – Exeter Cycling Campaign
Over half a million miles a year now safer and easier thanks to Rifford Road improvements – Exeter Cycling Campaign Over 1,000 people a day, including over 300 children, are using the new Rifford Road separated pedestrian and cycle path and safe crossings, a new survey shows – that’s over half a million miles of…
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Heavitree & Whipton Active Street Trial Ends
And …breath. The Active Streets Trial in Exeter has clearly stirred strong emotions in people. Perhaps we should each step back for a moment and ask ourselves the bigger questions and where we stand in relation to them? What are the challenges this scheme is attempting to address and what is the future we are…
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New Housing Developments still designing in car dependency
BBC news reported this morning on Transport for New Homes’ (TfNH) report today (“Building car dependency”) highlighting the continued practice of Developers of creating new housing that builds in car dependency. TfNH report that“Despite plans for vibrant communities with local shops, leisure facilities and community services, the visions of developers have not materialised” and that“estates…
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Exeter citizens hold vigil to mark the death of a woman killed whilst cycling by a car driver
On August 7th a woman did not make it home from work. She was hit by a driver of a car and later died. From the police statement we learn that at around 8:30pm there was a collision on the Western Way, Exeter involving a man driving a black BMW and a 53 year old…