Active Travel
Cycle lanes, pedestrian crossings, wayfinding, LTNs. 316 UK councils have discussed active travel in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about active travel
Active Travel is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 4,899 meeting mentions spanning 316 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 489 mentions in the last three months, against 360 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. Active Travel sits within the broader highways & transport category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly active travel mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Central Bedfordshire Council in East of England is the most active authority on active travel, with 107 mentions across 107 monitored meetings — around 2% of all active travel discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Road Safety & Traffic Orders” meeting on 1 Oct 2026.
Wokingham Borough Council (92 mentions) and Fingal County Council (91) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 107 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 92 |
| Fingal County Council | Ireland | 91 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 86 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 84 |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | North West | 72 |
| Bristol City Council | South West | 70 |
| Glasgow City Council | Scotland | 67 |
| Edinburgh City Council | Scotland | 67 |
| Somerset Council | South West | 66 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 66 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | South East | 63 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where active travel came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority · Transport and Skills Investment · 2 Oct 2026
““no cohesive cycle network””
Central Bedfordshire Council · Road Safety & Traffic Orders · 1 Oct 2026
““wider project of improvements through my active travel team for access to schools and the local area””
Fingal County Council · Housing & Litter Management · 1 Oct 2026
“a footpath put onto this road to make it safe”
Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Councils · Planning and Housing Update · 1 Oct 2026
“addressing opportunity to increase walking and cycling and other forms of sustainable transport”
South Kesteven District Council · Housing Sites and Infrastructure · 1 Oct 2026
“all new developments contribute to our walking and cycling infrastructure”
Glasgow City Council · Warm Homes & Regeneration · 1 Oct 2026
“consideration of segregated cycle lanes”
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- Supported Bus & Community Transport · 248 councils
- Street Lighting · 221 councils
- Concessionary Travel Scheme · 135 councils
Track active travel across every council
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