Transport Policy

Transport Policy

Heavitree & Whipton active streets trial confirmed

A £190,000 Heavitree & Whipton active streets scheme trial will begin in August for up to eighteen months, the first six of which will be a statutory consultation period during which residents and organisations will be invited to comment on the scheme.

Special Heavitree & Whipton active streets scheme meeting to be held

A special meeting of Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HaTOC) is being held at County Hall on Tuesday 20 June to discuss the Heavitree & Whipton active streets trial scheme following two public consultations and extensive community engagement.

Magdalen Road to reopen after pavement widening and one-way traffic changes

Magdalen Road is expected to reopen on Saturday 27 May following pavement widening and its permanent conversion to one-way traffic at a cost of £1 million.

Peninsula Transport publishes South West decarbonisation strategy

Peninsula Transport has published a South West transport decarbonisation strategy which hopes to reduce the 4.4 million tCO2e of greenhouse gas emissions the region’s transport currently generates each year.

Queen Street two-way traffic works begin

Devon County Council has begun works to reintroduce two-way motor vehicle traffic and reduce pedestrian capacity between Paul Street and Northernhay Street in Queen Street.

County council seeks comments on draft cycling and walking plan

The consultation on the draft Devon County Council Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Exeter, which is already nearly six years late, closes at the end of March.

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