Published on Thursday 18 June 2026 at 11:00 am
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s latest school outreach programme figures show that 78% of all trips to schools in the borough are done actively, with over 50% being walking journeys.
Filed under: active travel | Councillor Julie Gunn | Councillor Quesir Mahmood | Living Streets | School | walking | WOW
Published on Monday 12 May 2025 at 1:43 pm
Head to Witton Park on a Tuesday lunchtime, and you’re likely to see a big group of cyclists having a whole lot of fun.
Filed under: active travel | Bike | cycling | s.a.s rights | SAS | SAS Rights | Witton Park
Published on Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 4:50 pm
Following its launch over a year ago, a project that sees children walk or wheel to school has beaten ambitions set by the government.
Filed under: active travel | Living Streets | primary school | School | travel | Walking to school | WOW
Published on Thursday 26 September 2024 at 3:57 pm
Haslingden Road in Blackburn has welcomed a new addition for walkers and cyclists to cross the road safely.
Filed under: active travel | Blackburn | Councillor | councillor mahmood | Councillor Quesir Mahmood | funding | Haslingden Road | hospital | Parallel crossing | quesir mahmood
Published on Friday 5 August 2022 at 3:48 pm
Free bike health checks sessions and bike maintenance workshops are being made available to Blackburn with Darwen residents this August, thanks to Department for Transport funding.
Filed under: active travel | bicycle | cycling
Published on Wednesday 9 March 2022 at 11:07 am
The Blackburn with Darwen Safer Roads Strategy has been developed to create a local action plan to improve safety on our roads.
Filed under: active travel | environment | safer roads
Published on Monday 7 February 2022 at 12:14 pm
BwD have been awarded £30,000 by the Department for Transport (DfT) to develop a feasibility Study into piloting an Active Travel Social Prescribing project.
Filed under: active travel | dft | social prescribing | wellbeing
Published on Friday 5 June 2020 at 11:47 am
Many people have discovered the joy of cycling and walking during lockdown, for some it’s been a form of exercise, for others it’s been a safe, socially distanced way of travelling.
Filed under: active travel | cycling | Damian Talbot | funding | Phil Riley | walking
