Cycling and Sustainable Travel in Nuneaton and Beyond

Everyday Cycling and Sustainable Travel Advocacy

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Child in a reflective vest at night, holding the handlebar of a scooter, with a slightly startled or worried look on their face.

The season of preaching ‘road safety’ messaging

The clocks have gone back, Christmas adverts are on the TV, nights are drawing in – it can only mean one thing: it’s time for official ‘road safety’ organisations to preach their annual messages of “be safe, be seen” to people travelling outside of motor vehicles, and (if we’re lucky) *asking* drivers to please –…

Longford Road meets the roundabout. A car waits to join in the left lane, a lorry waits in the right lane, and a bus passes on the roundabout.

Reform-led Council Omits Cycle Link in Highways Scheme

Warwickshire County Council has approved the design of an “upgraded” roundabout that sits between Bedworth and Coventry, just within the county border. The junction is an important link in the Coventry-Bedworth-Nuneaton urban corridor and indeed has been part of a long-planned cycle route. But with this roundabout design omitting a north-south cycle link, that route…

Warwickshire County Council headquarters building in Warwick

Warwickshire’s Budget and Active Travel

In what is an ideal opportunity to promote the benefits of active travel to the local authority, Warwickshire County Council is asking for opinions about its budget for the financial year 2026/27 – including areas of priority and those which maybe should/could receive a monetary reduction given the challenges all local authorities are suffering with…

Caroline Close, Whitestone, Nuneaton - the entrance to the street showing a close-up of the road name with the street going off into the distance on the left of the image. Some cars can be seen parked up in the distance and opposite side of the road.

Is Nuneaton about to get its first School Street?

Following the successful pilot of a scheme at Eastlands Primary School in Rugby, and in exciting news for those who want to see improved safety, better air quality, and more pleasant environments outside of school gates, Warwickshire County Council has revealed that it is planning a new School Streets trial, with Chetwynd Junior School and…

A 40mph speed limit sign beside a road with a flat-bed van heading towards the camera, followed by a small white car. Another car is travelling in the opposite direction. The far side of the two-lane road is bounded by hedgerow and a field; there is no pavement.

Proactive road safety improvements before school starts?

Nuneaton has a lot of residential development going on, and one of the newest sites is seeing a brand new secondary school being built, set to open its doors for its first cohort of Year Sevens in September this year. All very exciting – except for the nearby main road which remains at its historical…

Longford Road southbound, approaching red traffic signals. In the distance, the road runs under a motorway bridge. A Skoda car showroom can be seen to the left.

Decision due on part of the Nuneaton-Bedworth-Coventry cycle scheme

The long-awaited Nuneaton to Coventry “super cycleway” may take a small step forward later this week with a tiny part of the route being put to the Portfolio Holder for Transport for approval. This features as part of a broader programme of road improvements and covers the south-most section through Exhall – only about 0.55km…

Gyratory plans for Nuneaton’s ring road

A critical look at Warwickshire’s plans for a redeveloped junction on Nuneaton’s ring-road which, in one instance at least, might be considered negligent to the safety of those using active travel.

Extract from a road design plan showing a large roundabout for motor vehicles and some separated cycling infrastructure.

Video: Proposals for Nuneaton’s Leicester Road Gyratory

Warwickshire County Council has released its latest iteration of design for redeveloping an important road junction in Nuneaton, linking Leicester Road, Newtown Road, and Vicarage Street into one large gyratory. Here, I take a look at those plans from an active travel perspective (walking, wheeling, and cycling) to see what we have and where the…

A newly installed black chicane barrier on a wide, off-road path. To the right of the restriction is a wooden fence; to the left, is a shaded hedge. Fresh tarmac is laid under the restriction. Ahead and beyond the barriers is a residential road.

The barrier complaint – an update

Earlier this year I entered into a protracted complaint with the County Council about the sudden installation of a chicane barrier on a short piece of path that is vital for accessing a formal shared use route. Counting from the date of installation, the matter has been going on for almost seven months, so here’s…

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