Coventry to Get Large EV Charging Station
coventrysociety The former Rowley’s Green Working Men’s Club is set to be the site of the city’s first large scale Electric Vehicle Charging Station. The 1.5 acre site is a prominent…
Transport
CVLR Progress
City councillors received an update on progress with the Coventry Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has…
Blue Ribbon Scheme Gets Go Ahead
A scheme to help cyclists and walkers tackle the Blue Ribbon Roundabout on Foleshill Road has been given the go-ahead by the City Council. The scheme forms one part of…
VLR Progress
City councillors received an update on progress with the Very Light Rail programme last week. Here are the main points. The Track Testing of the revolutionary track design has taken…
Another Step on the Loop
A beautiful countryside walking and cycling route near Coventry city centre is a step closer to completion after a key phase of its construction was finished. Works on Phase 2…
The road that took 20 years to build
Coventry Society member Peter James, who grew up in Chapelfields, reviews the story of the road that dominated his childhood. Peter writes ….. In March 1935 a provisional road building…
Bicycle Mayor Stands Down
The BBC has reported that Adam Tranter, the cycling and walking commissioner for the West Midlands, has announced he is stepping down from the role. Adam Tranter, who is a…
The Brough Superior
Coventry Society Founder Member, Paul Maddocks, doesn’t drive or ride, but has a fascination with Brough motorcycles, which were made in Nottingham, but may have had their origins in Coventry.…
Transport Programme Approved
The Council’s Cabinet has approved a £19 million Transportation and Highways Capital programme for 2024/25. The £19.249m capital programme for the maintenance and improvement of the city’s roads, pavements and…
VLR to be Powered by Horses
The Coventry Society can today exclusively reveal that the Council’s new state of the art Very Light Rail system is to be powered by horses. A detailed study of the…