Consultation on Bus Franchising
coventrysociety People in Coventry and the West Midlands are asked to give their views on the plans for bus franchising. This would mean that instead of private companies running the bus…
Transport
VLR Pilot to Go Ahead
The Council’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the construction and operation of a test track for Coventry’s Very Light Rail on public roads in the city centre. Very Light…
Reinventing the Wheel
The Coventry Society had a talk about the history and future of Coventry’s cycling infrastructure by Andrew Saffrey on 8th January. Andrew is the Council’s Active Travel Innovation Manager and…
New Length of Cycle Route for London Road
The Council is set to approve a further length of cycle route in the city. The London Road North Scheme involves the installation of a new segregated cycle track on…
Coventry to Get Large EV Charging Station
The former Rowley’s Green Working Men’s Club is set to be the site of the city’s first large scale Electric Vehicle Charging Station. The 1.5 acre site is a prominent…
CVLR Progress
City councillors received an update on progress with the Coventry Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has…
Blue Ribbon Scheme Gets Go Ahead
A scheme to help cyclists and walkers tackle the Blue Ribbon Roundabout on Foleshill Road has been given the go-ahead by the City Council. The scheme forms one part of…
VLR Progress
City councillors received an update on progress with the Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has taken…
Another Step on the Loop
A beautiful countryside walking and cycling route near Coventry city centre is a step closer to completion after a key phase of its construction was finished. Works on Phase 2…
The road that took 20 years to build
Coventry Society member Peter James, who grew up in Chapelfields, reviews the story of the road that dominated his childhood. Peter writes ….. In March 1935 a provisional road building…