Why attend Active Travel Innovations 2026?
Active Travel Innovations 2026 will showcase the ambition, leadership and track records of the active travel schemes that will help deliver the CWIS3 ambition
across the UK.
CWIS3 shifts the conversation from building individual schemes to delivering a national system.
Our host city, Bradford, has demonstrated how sustained investment and political leadership can reshape a city. The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the proud winner of the Best Active Travel Infrastructure Award at the 2026 Active Travel Awards, and there will be plenty of opportunity to visit the Bradford City Centre Cycling and Walking Improvements Scheme on walking and cycling tours, and to meet the team behind the city's ongoing transformation.
The challenge now is to help every UK authority deliver the ambitions of CWIS3.
Building greater capability in local authorities
The DfT now expects authorities to deliver high-quality, accessible, active travel routes that form coherent, local networks, making active travel a safe and easy choice.
Many walking, wheeling and cycling trips are complete journeys, but many more are to or from a bus or tram stop, or a metro or train station.
Capturing these trip stages is necessary for a true understanding of the extent of active travel in our communities. Moving to a target for trip stages because integration with other modes of transport is fundamental to active travel.
We also need more commitment to closing the gender gap in walking, wheeling and cycling – we know that women make half as many trips by bike as men. Our streets and public spaces must be safe and appealing for women and girls.
Raising the ambition for active travel opportunities across the UK- key aims include:
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Ensuring greater integration of active travel infrastructure with the public transport network
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Introducing greater certainty about the funding available for active travel
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Understanding and applying common design standards that support improved accessibility
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Delivering improved mental and physical health through increased physical activity
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A focus on economic growth, healthy high streets and housing delivery
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Supporting net zero and environmental improvement
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Breaking down the barriers to opportunity
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Cutting the cost of living
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Increasing personal safety for all
The event will highlight case studies and practical applications that showcase the ambition to move away from building individual schemes to delivering a national system
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Simple side road zebras
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Capturing trip stage data
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Crossings – major and minor side roads
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Safer junctions
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Bus stop bypasses & shared bus stop boarding
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Cycle tracks: light / heavy segregation
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Modal filtering
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Accessible footways and managing pavement parking
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Developing active travel routes in National Parks and rural areas
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Cycle accessibility and loan programmes
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Roundabouts
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Traffic signals
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Quietways and quiet streets
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Data collection and analysis
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Inclusive cycling accessibility
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Transitions, links and integration with other modes
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Construction and maintenance
Traffic signs, road markings and wayfinding -
Safe cycle storage
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First and last mile connectivity
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Kerbs and kerbside use
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Active travel in new developments
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Traffic management solutions
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