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Aberdeen residents want to drive less and at the same time walk, cycle or wheel more, research for a national report out today has found.
This latest Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index shows 23% of residents want to drive less, 50% of residents want to walk or wheel more, and 47% want to…
Signage for a new low emission zone (LEZ) in Aberdeen city centre which will help to improve air quality is to start to be installed on Thursday.
As part of a Scotland-wide programme, LEZs are being introduced in Scotland’s four biggest cities - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen.…
Union Street’s central section will be closed this Sunday (4 February) as part of works for the City Centre Masterplan.
The central section of Union Street, between Bridge Street and Market Street, will be closed from 10am on Sunday and will involve some road and pavement closures…
First Bus will ensure audiences will not miss their Spectra connection by offering a free day ticket for Spectra attendees, making it easier for people to visit the festival.
Inspired by the theme of ‘Connections’, Scotland’s Festival of Light will return to illuminate Aberdeen with a…
A public consultation starts today to give people a chance to give their thoughts on the draft local transport strategy for 2023 to 2030.
The strategy is a high-level transport plan which looks at the transport needs of a …
Additional signage and advance warning measures have started to be installed for the new city centre bus priority measures which will make the bus gates even clearer to drivers approaching them.
These modifications are being installed after an initial period of monitoring and the works…
A public exhibition is being held next week to gather feedback on a preferred option for a new South Harbour link road.
The proposed new route would include a new bridge over the Aberdeen to Dundee…
Almost 600,000 bus passengers a month are now experiencing better journeys because of the new bus priority routes in Aberdeen city centre.
Two months on from their introduction, new figures from First Aberdeen and Stagecoach show the bus gates are already delivering measurable benefits…
A public consultation starts today to get opinions on the recommended option for improving walking, wheeling, and cycling connections on the A92 from the Murcar roundabout to Blackdog.
The study continues the ongoing work of Aberdeen City Council and partners to consider means of locking…
Construction work to extend the cycle network through West Tullos to Wellington Road will begin on Monday next week (9 October).
New cycle facilities will connect Wellington Road with the “Shell Path”, which runs between King George VI Bridge and Abbotswell Road, improving active travel…
Improvement works are to be carried out to Back Wynd steps which means they will be closed for about 10 weeks from today (25 September 2023), weather depending.
The works to the stairs, which…
Residents across Aberdeen can now apply for a free one-tonne community salt bag to treat icy roads and pavements in their neighbourhood during the winter months.
The applications have been opened earlier than normal this year and,…