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New 1.5km segregated cycle lane to further boost West Yorkshire’s growing network
£210,000 improvements to further boost West Yorkshire’s walking and cycling network
COVID-19 cycling and walking information and advice
Bike Friendly Business scheme rolls into new year
Community Grants launch to support walking and cycling projects for local people and groups
New routes due to complete will provide further boost to West Yorkshire’s growing cycling and walking network
Cycling and walking ‘off-highway’ routes see 60% user surge in 2020
Free adult cycle training relaunches across West Yorkshire
Wakefield pupils celebrate Walk to School Week with new Mayor
New Leeds cycle route launches with Olympian’s seal of approval
5 million trips clocked on CityConnect routes
Pioneering cycling programme offers health and wellbeing boost to West Yorkshire communities
It’s a summer of walking for communities across West Yorkshire
Boost for schools across West Yorkshire to get kids cycling and scooting
Funding boost to support more people to walk and cycle this summer
Free bike check and security marking at Holbeck Moor
Leeds United star joins the celebrations as Elland Road cycle route opens
Celebrations as latest section of the Castleford Greenway officially opens
Free half term family cycling activities at Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, Leeds
Celebrations as latest section of Leeds’s Dewsbury Road cycle route opens
Work due to start on £2.7 million walking and cycling boost for two West Yorkshire canal towpaths
Works continue on a £2.7 million package to boost walking and cycling access on two West Yorkshire canal towpaths
Half a million pounds of funding will kick start walking and cycling across West Yorkshire
Calderdale pupils set on making the walk to school safer
Free family walking activity will celebrate reopening of Rochdale Canal in Todmorden
Work progresses on Slaithwaite towpath as part of £2.7 million upgrade on two West Yorkshire canals
Community comes together to celebrate Rochdale Canal towpath improvements at Todmorden
Half a million pounds of funding secures bike and scooter parking for over 100 West Yorkshire schools
Mayor joins the celebrations as Huddersfield Narrow Canal towpath re-opens at Slaithwaite
Mayor announces £640,000 funding to boost cycling and walking across West Yorkshire
Ribbon cutting celebrates new improvements to Leeds & Liverpool Canal Towpath
Communities to benefit from £100,000 of funding to boost walking, wheeling and cycling thanks to Mayor of West Yorkshire
Pioneering programme gets 2000 children moving across West Yorkshire
Pudsey kids test their biking skills with city centre adventure
Huddersfield refugees walk to football thanks to Mayor’s community grant
Pioneering course that improves health through cycling now open to everyone
A day without cars in Ilkley as residents try cycling and walking
Case Studies
Catching the “bike bug” at Burnley Road Academy: Meet Ted Theaker, Deputy Headteacher
Inclusive cycling at Ilkley’s Pop Up Cycle Hub: Meet Simon Hewitson and his daughter Alice
A ‘healthy obsession’ with bike maintenance: Meet Ronnie Lee, a volunteer at Leeds Bike Mill
Boosting health through cycling: Meet Jacqueline Sharp, Assistant Practitioner Occupational Therapy at Fieldhead Mental Health Hospital
Back on the bike after a 30 year hiatus: Meet Andy King, a cycling to work convert
Breaking boundaries on an electric bike: Meet Maria Battul who cycled 400 miles from Bradford to Roubaix
Changing lives through cycling: Meet Michael Collins, Bike Shop Manager at Happy Days
Family cycling on the Bradford Leeds Cycle Superhighway: Meet father Rob Young and his six-year-old son Angus
Cycling to work thanks to the Bradford Leeds Cycle Superhighway: Meet Annika McDonald
Using bikes to build community: Meet Amy Balderston, Community Manager at Duke Studios
Returning to cycling thanks to CityConnect’s free adult cycle training: Meet Michelle Regan
Breaking down barriers on a cargo bike: Meet Stephen Roe and family
Cycle September winners Calderdale Council gear up for Ride to Work Week
Getting around on the Bradford Leeds Cycle Superhighway: Meet Fuzzy Jones
Cycling to work on the Castleford to Wakefield Greenway: Meet Richard Atkinson
Cycling to work on Bradford’s Canal Road Cycleway: Meet Hawarun Hussain
Doing what she loves: Meet cycling instructor Liz Porter
Getting back on the bike was a breeze with CityConnect’s free adult cycle training: Meet Zohrah Zancudi
Bikes for all: Bradford Bikery and Byron Primary School join forces
Making cycling to work easy: Meet Lee Ashworth, Workplace Environmental and Safety Compliance Manager at npower in Leeds
Sunrise in Rounday Park – you don’t get that in the car: Meet Adrian Cromwell, Procurement Specialist at npower
Striking gold: Meet Charlotte Best, Travel Plan Coordinator for Wellington Place, Leeds
Getting up to speed on the benefits of a running commute: Meet Ian Buckley, a Tax Inspector at HMRC
This driver travels by bike: Meet Dr David Driver, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
A familiar track: Meet 80-year-old Castleford local John Laverick
Freedom of the city: Meet Sam Hunter, a Project Manager at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Doing the heavy lifting: Meet Ian Dobson, Heritage Park Officer at Bradford Council
Hop on and go: meet Zahida Rafiq, newly enthusiastic cyclist, trained from scratch
Recycled bikes bring new joys to family life. Meet Clara de Sousa:
A life changing bike: Meet Fnan Okube Kidane
Finding new places to explore: Meet new walker Mick Scholey
“They can look back on their experiences in a fond way, rather than a traumatic way” - how a 12-week cycling course helps people recover from psychosis
Making cycling more inclusive: Experience Community
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2019 Archive
Gearing up for the festive season on the Castleford to Wakefield Greenway
Join a Santa Cycle on the Castleford to Wakefield Greenway
Less than a week to go until Winter Wheelers
1,000 people benefit from West Yorkshire’s cycling on prescription scheme
Creating a legacy for future generations: Five years of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme
Have your say on plans for £1.5m walking and cycling boost for Huddersfield town centre
2019 - the best Cycle September yet for West Yorkshire
New cycling and walking bridge over Hallam Line now open
Celebrations as York’s new £4.4m Scarborough Bridge scheme is officially opened
Temporary closure of Cycle Superhighway near Armley Link Trading Estate
CityConnect’s free adult cycle training to finish in October for this year
Cycling and walking boost for Rochdale Canal towpath at Hebden Bridge
Celebration cycle and pedal-powered cinema as 2019 UCI Road World Championships come to Bradford
Counting down to Cycle September 2019
Have your say on plans for £6.5m of new cycling routes in Leeds
Castleford pupils gear up for summer with end of term cycling skills boost
More than 1,000,000 trips recorded on Bradford Leeds Cycle Superhighway
£1.2m Castleford Greenway scheme moves another step closer to completion
Top places in West Yorkshire and York for a family walk this summer
Top places across West Yorkshire and York to visit by bike with your kids this summer
West Yorkshire Combined Authority welcomes MPs’ call for Government departments to champion active travel
Leeds’s new £7.9m city centre cycle superhighway opens
Improving Huddersfield Town Centre for pedestrians and cyclists
Five ways CityConnect can help you make every day a Clean Air Day
Schools Yorkshire Tour gets children active and clears the air in Calderdale
Schools Yorkshire Tour boosted by cycling infrastructure from West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Improving air quality for young people at Calderdale’s first Bike Friendly School
Counting down to Bike Week
More than 1,000 extra daily journeys on York's new Scarborough Bridge
Celebrations as Bradford’s new £3.1m Canal Road Cycleway opens
Bradford school children put best foot forward for Walk to School Week
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s response to British Cycling survey
Heading to Halifax for the final stage of the Tour de Yorkshire on Sunday (5 May)?
Top places in West Yorkshire and York for a family walk this May
Armley school children celebrate Tour de Yorkshire with Leeds inspired land art
Top places to visit by bike in West Yorkshire with your kids
West Yorkshire tops the Ride to Work Week leaderboard
York’s new Scarborough Bridge opens to the public
First walk across new Scarborough Bridge, York ahead of next month’s opening following £4.4m upgrade
Work on £2.1m scheme to improve cycling and walking access on canal towpath around Hebden Bridge to start in April
Community comes together to celebrate cycling boost for east Leeds
New cycle parking and cycling skills boost for Co-op Academy Priesthorpe pupils
Communities asked for views for next phase of work on Castleford Greenway
Pupils gear up for spring with cycling skills boost
One month to go until Ride to Work Week
New Scarborough Bridge foot and cycle bridge to be lifted in by rail crane
Preparations get underway ahead of Castleford to Wakefield cycling and walking route construction work
Top places to visit in West Yorkshire by bike with your kids this half-term
Plans to boost cycling and walking access on canal towpath around Hebden Bridge progress
Old footbridge on York’s Scarborough Bridge set to be removed by rail crane this weekend
Scarborough Bridge, York, to close to make way for new improved version
Best Winter Wheelers yet for West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire businesses take advantage of CityConnect grants to keep employees cycling this winter
CityConnect’s tips on building more walking into your daily routine in 2019
2020 Archive
Work starts on latest £370,000 section of the Castleford Greenway
Have your say on plans to boost walking and cycling access at Steeton and Silsden
Have your say on £1.86 million plans to improve West Yorkshire’s canal towpaths
Latest £730,000 section of the Castleford to Wakefield Greenway opens
Have your say on plans for cycle and walking improvements in York
£1.88m improvements to further boost West Yorkshire’s growing walking and cycling network
Have your say on plans for a £2.4m walking and cycling route between Bradley and Brighouse
Free socially distant learn to ride and beginner cycle training now available across West Yorkshire
New 3km segregated cycle lane to further boost West Yorkshire’s growing network
Grants to help West Yorkshire community organisations support more people cycling to work as lockdown eases
Free expert advice and grants to help West Yorkshire employers support more staff cycling to work as lockdown eases
West Yorkshire residents gear up for #7DaysofCycling this Bike Week (6-14 June)
Package of new cycling and walking routes in Leeds accelerated
Keeping the wheels turning in West Yorkshire during COVID-19
Councillors approve plan for new £370,000 cycling and walking route at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee
Coronavirus – Cycling and walking FAQs
Coronavirus – Cycling and walking information and advice
Have your say on plans for walking and cycling boost for Dewsbury Rail Station
Scarborough Bridge recognised for “excellence” at awards
Less than two weeks to go until Ride to Work Week
Free business support helps hundreds of organisations reap the rewards of becoming more cycling friendly
Cycle scheme helps tackle transport and health inequalities
Wakefield pupils start 2020 with best foot forward
Winter Wheelers 2019 best yet for West Yorkshire
Yorkshire's top bike rides to recover from the excesses of the festive period and blow away those cobwebs
CityConnect’s guide on switching to cycling in 2020
CityConnect’s tips on building more walking into your daily routine in 2020
Proposed funding boost for York’s Scarborough Bridge
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