Category: Nuneaton-Bedworth-Coventry Cycle Scheme

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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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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