Category: Nuneaton-Bedworth-Coventry Cycle Scheme

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

Posted on 26/09/202527/09/2025 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

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 for active travel may be scuppered.

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

Posted on 10/03/202510/03/2025 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

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 (0.35mi) and with serious compromises in quality.

View of a road in Bedworth taken from the right-side pavement, looking towards a junction. A pedestrian refuge island sits between the two road lanes. On the left is a war memorial with the words "Bedworth The Town That Never Forgets". Near this structure is a lamp-post where a sign is fixed. The sign has a red background, surrounded by a yellow border. The words, in uppercase white text, read: "give way to cyclists from right".

Minor road changes proposed for active travel in Bedworth

Posted on 03/10/202416/12/2024 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

Warwickshire Highways is proposing to make modifications at a junction in Bedworth which will facilitate part of a “Green Corridor” for active travel in the town. This has the specific aim of connecting to the popular Miners’ Welfare Park and the new Physical Activity Hub (aka leisure centre), to enable people to travel there without a car. Let’s look at what’s planned.

A close pass on a 50mph road with no cycle infrastructure. A grey van passes, barely a metre away from the curb, with a car coming in the opposite direction

West Midlands and Warwickshire hotspots for cycling incidents

Posted on 23/09/202426/09/2024 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

A report shows Warwickshire to be one of the hotspots for cycling incidents – but is it any wonder? Despite promises of routes, social media activity, and an active travel focus in the County Council’s LTP, there’s still a lack of delivery on the ground.

Coventry's Coundon Cycleway, a bidirectional route. This image also includes a pedestrian footpath and zebra crossing, a bus stop, and a general traffic road. It therefore illustrates multi-modal transport.

Foleshill Road Granted Coventry’s Third Cycle Scheme

Posted on 29/08/202312/11/2024 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

In a demonstration of its continued commitment to active travel, the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced that Coventry’s third protected cycle scheme will be constructed along Foleshill Road. This will be the first scheme that serves an area to the north of the city, and comes after the construction of the Coundon and Binley routes.

A shared use path running through a dim tunnel in daytime. The path is partly obstructed by barriers in a chicane arrangement, restricting access. There is overgrowth in the foreground by the barriers - not an attractive place to walk or cycle.

Ill-informed cycling comments from councillors

Posted on 20/01/202320/01/2023 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

More local Conservative councillors have shown their hostility to enabling modal shift and improving cycling infrastructure in a recent Borough Council Committee session, with comments that are ill-informed and untrue.

Studio microphone in front of a computer screen running an audio editor

Fiets Podcast 002: The Nuneaton to Coventry Cycle Scheme

Posted on 25/05/202208/11/2022 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

Active Travel England awards £1.4m to Warwickshire County Council for walking and cycling improvements on a road south of Warwick. And what is the state of the long-promised Nuneaton-Coventry Cycle Scheme?

Shared use path with foliage to the left and a road name sign labelled "Coventry Road". To the right of the path is the main carriageway when a truck loaded with pipework has just gone past.

State of the Scheme: Nuneaton to Coventry via Bedworth

Posted on 23/05/202208/11/2022 by Fiets! Let's Cycle Like the Dutch

There is a scheme in Warwickshire to create an active travel corridor between the edge of Nuneaton through Bedworth and down to the border with Coventry – what should be a valuable and obvious backbone route for a cycling network. However, since the approval of funding within the County Council back in November 2019, there has been no public news or update on progress. So, having asked the question, here is an overview of the plan and the state of things as they stand now, two and a half years later.

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