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Young people urged to have their say on Somerset’s transport future

23 March 2023 · by Andrew Doyle · in Active Travel, bus services, Children, Young People and Families Plan, Cllr Tessa Munt, Councillor Mike Rigby, cycle routes, cycling, Democracy, Families and Children, health and wellbeing, transport

Somerset County Council has launched a survey to capture the views of young people across the county on the future of transport. The survey was complied with the help of the Somerset Youth Parliament and their deputies who belong to the UK-wide group representing the voices of young people. The survey is on Somerset’s Commonplace […]

£11.6m traffic signals programme turns to busy Bridgwater Junction

6 January 2023 · by Andrew Doyle · in Active Travel, Bridgwater, Councillor Mike Rigby, cycle routes, cycling, roads, transport

Work to renew traffic lights and crossings across Somerset as part of a multi-million package returns to Bridgwater later this month. The Somerset County Council scheme, which is a key component in the town’s Celebration Mile project, will see major upgrades to traffic signals at the Broadway/St John’s Street junction as well as the zebra […]

Somerset leads the way on climate action

27 January 2022 · by sxsaltersomersetgovuk · in climate change, Cllr David Hall, cycling, economic development, Environment, Latest information, low carbon, Press releases, transport

Somerset County Council has been ranked as the top county council in the UK when it comes to taking a lead on climate change. Climate Emergency UK has ranked all 409 local authorities, scoring them against nine categories, including how well councils’ plans would mitigate the impact of climate change locally, whether the climate and […]

Ambitious 10-year blueprint for cycling and walking network in Somerset launched

16 December 2021 · by Andrew Doyle · in Active Travel, Clare Paul, climate change, Councillor John Woodman, cycle routes, cycling, families, Families and Children, health and wellbeing, low carbon, Public Health, roads, The Bridgwater Way, walking

Somerset County Council has unveiled plans for major new safe cycling and walking routes in the county to help create greener, healthier and more active streets. The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) for Yeovil and Taunton are the first to be published – they’ll be followed by plans for Bridgwater and Frome and […]

Green light for next phase of £11.6m traffic signals recovery programme

30 November 2021 · by Andrew Doyle · in Councillor John Woodman, cycling, roads

A multi-million-pound operation to renew traffic lights and crossings across Somerset heads to Yeovil early next year. Work to replace signals in Taunton’s Rowbarton area, the first stage of a major investment in the county’s network infrastructure, completed this autumn and now the focus turns to other towns across the county. The team is currently […]

Project is a real boost for town’s economy

12 November 2021 · by Andrew Doyle · in Active Travel, bus services, climate change, Councillor John Woodman, cycling, economic development, transport

A vital scheme to link Taunton’s Firepool development and new station car park to the town’s road network with cycling provision has moved a step closer. Somerset County Council, Somerset West and Taunton Council, Great Western Railway and Network Rail are working together to deliver a new junction access from Trenchard Way to the crucial […]

Rowbarton switch-on signals green light for next chapter in £11.6m programme

2 November 2021 · by Andrew Doyle · in Councillor John Woodman, cycling, Environment, Projects, road safety, roads, transport

New traffic signals installed in Taunton’s Rowbarton area as part of a multi-million pound county-wide package are now operational. Work to carry out a major upgrade of 40-year-old signals at key junctions and pedestrian crossings commenced in the spring.The Council’s contractor Griffiths removed the old equipment and replaced it with new state-of-the-art traffic signals, including […]

Pupils rise to the latest active travel challenge

1 October 2021 · by Andrew Doyle · in Bridgwater, climate change, Councillor John Woodman, cycling, low carbon, The Bridgwater Way, walking

Primary schools across Bridgwater are competing to see who’s the best when it comes to getting to school on foot, bike or scooter. The Bridgwater Schools Challenge is kicking off the next phase of Somerset County Council’s Bridgwater Way initiative. The three-week inter-school event which started this week will see primary schools taking on […]

Taunton residents travel 62,000 miles to ‘Beat the Street’

20 July 2021 · by Michael Wallis · in Clare Paul, Coronavirus, covid-19, cycling, Events, families, Families and Children, health and wellbeing, Health Protection, Press releases, Public Health, walking

More than five thousand parents, teachers, and children have signed up to a new physical activity challenge, ‘Beat the Street’, travelling more than sixty-two thousand miles between them. The giant game, which has swept the streets of Taunton in the last month, is being run by Somerset County Council, Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) […]

A metre and half is the safe way to pass

13 October 2020 · by Andrew Doyle · in Councillor John Woodman, cycling, road safety, roads

Overtaking too closely endangers the lives of cyclists and horse riders – that’s the key message behind a major new campaign this October, backed by Somerset County Council’s Road Safety Team, Avon and Somerset Police, and Taunton Area Cycle Campaign. Operation Close Pass involves taking action against motorists who endanger cyclists and horse riders by […]

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