The Portrait Bench
coventrysociety CovSoc member Peter James tells us about an interesting sculpture. Peter writes…… If you cycle or walk along the cycle route between Kenilworth and Warwick University you will see a…
Transport
E-bikes go like the wind
Former CovSoc Chair, Keith Draper, raises his concerns about mixing cyclists and pedestrians. Keith writes…. I recall from years ago when I worked at the Coventry Evening Telegraph how a…
Another Transport Experiment in Coventry
The City Council has signed up for yet another experimental transport system for the city. The project goes by the catchy title “Multi-Area Connected Automated Mobility” (MACAM) and is focused…
Coventry’s Mini Tram Takes a Step Forward
The West Midlands Combined Authority has approved funding for the next stage of the development of the new mini-tram system. As reported previously, the plan is to develop a Very…
What links R2D2 to a Coventry Electric cab company?
CovSoc founder member and former Chair, Paul Maddocks, has written the following article for the Historic Coventry website and we re-print it here with their kind permission. A good fiend…
Council Transport Strategy Receives Funding
The City Council has secured £116 million additional funding to support its recently published Transport Strategy, through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). This takes the total investment in…
Richard II Loop Moves Forward
In December 2020 we reported on plans for the Richard II Loop line. This is a new countryside walking and cycling route near the Charterhouse. Plans for the scheme have…
Earlsdon Cycling Pioneers
CovSoc member Peter James, tells us an interesting story which he discoved in researching Earlsdon’s cycling history with the Earlsdon History Group. Peter writes…. In 1885 the Old Nail Factory…
Pop-up cycle lane to be made permanent
A pop-up city centre cycle lane is set to be made permanent and two new connections to extend the city’s cycle network are also to move ahead. The temporary lane,…
Demolition of the Black Horse to Go Ahead
On Thursday (26th May) Coventry’s Planning Committee took the decision to permit the demolition of the locally listed former Black Horse pub at 73 Spon End. The 200-year-old former pub…