Reasons to Walk and Cycle Town Centre Sustainable R O D A178 BRIDGE STREET WEST BRIDGE STREET EAST Physical activity is good for you! It helps you feel better by releasing a M OA walking and cycling networks cycling and walking R A Middlesbrough OT AD L O RO hormone called endorphin (A feel good hormone in the body). There are D F H A guide to discovering Middlesbrough’s Public Rights of Way, Way, of Rights Public Middlesbrough’s discovering to guide A Y K T T IR R R O O many other reasons to travel actively, such as: Commuting by Walking KR F N STATION STREET O ROAD AD MARSH Sustainable Middlesbrough is a project funded under METZ BRIDGE ROAD ZET © Dave Charnley Dave © Charnley Dave © © Mike Kipling Mike © LA ND ROAD PL W B EXCH D O Middlesbrough Councils successful funding bid from the ● Adults are recommended to complete two and a half hours of moderate activity RUNS ANGE N O D WICK A W STREET S L D I or Cycling A Q T S N O A66 E T DW Department for Transport. It consists of a programme of per week, and children to complete sixty minutes per day. Walking and cycling R Z RE A K E RD R WILSON STREET T W A D A investment in sustainable transport initiatives, targetted at P S Y class as moderate activity, so why not incorporate this in to your commute to E A ID O W Walking or cycling to school or work is a great way to get to your S R BOLCKOW STREET E reducing congestion, growing the local economy and reducing work? R H M E S V E I R recommended activity levels. Not every journey can be realistically completed R A P S carbon emissions. M R O ● W WI Burn calories and lose weight. H by walking and cycling, but there is always the option of parking a few E L T Dundas SO Hill Street M N N I T L Shopping S ● minutes from your school or workplace and walking the remaining distance. D R T Being active is good for your health – it can help to reduce the chances of stroke, E R The funding is supporting people accessing active travel Mall A E B E O L T This could even be parking at a car park further away than you normally do. JOHNSON S T R JOHNSON ST A Coronary Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes and certain types of Cancer. D T (walking and cycling), with a view to encourage shorter OA Supermarket R Hotel Why not give it a go today? R E SH B Council journeys to be conducted without the use of private vehicles. ● AR NEW L FRY Active travel is virtually cost free – saves you money! M PORT ROAD A STREET © Mike Kipling Mike © Offices Cinema B For more information on Sustainable Middlesbrough, please 1 2 D 7 T CORP 2 A ORAT ● O S ION Walking and cycling are Carbon neutral activities – they don’t produce C02 or R Bus Station ROAD visit www.middlesbrough.gov.uk 66 G C A T ORP Tourist N ORA RT I E TION other harmful gasses. E RO N A C PO Information D Y GIL R A KES N A W S T Training T T E REE W N T U K N N E Council T D R E A O S MS ● R They don’t produce congestion, and you don’t get stuck in traffic! P N Offices OAK L ST T R N L The Courts EET E O L P B S N A 1 N A Captain Mall R 2 S A 7 I D N C K A 2 R ● Pedestrian and Cycle training is available to all T Save money on expensive gym memberships. W RO YEWS Cook R T D T N A A R A O Y O E Square P H R R Middlesbrough Primary schools. Pedestrian training is K W H DAVIS T E B ON S E M AR N A TREET RUSSELL A P R Amphitheatre E STR N T R EET R I delivered to year 3 pupils, whereas Bikeability training O T S N N GRANG H N G E ROA S A T D S C F T L O T D H is delivered to pupils in years 5 and 6. Contact your T T R E N GRA N A E G G E E S E R E T LAND DR OAD I R E K CLO E S IV O S T H N R T N D E T R S A A E school to find out more information, or contact E A B O D N 1 E M T 4 M O R H T 5 ON D A G R R N 6 T I R AN B RT S O E GE RO N U S A T O A E D A T R A T E Middlesbrough Environment City on (01642) 243183. E S R C CO D B D T S R E B P A EDFO M L O E E RD T E R M STRE R ET A T E A G P S O E R E R G H D RAN E G I T E T ST S O REE L G T Courts R R R S S A T NG F H H E T A E R T O T B A A R B E D T A E H C W KE A R S P S E L R TR D Adult cycle training is occasionally delivered by Middlesbrough Cycle G EE E I T L A U N G O I R Y A Walk Middlesbrough Q O R U A N R L L T I W L DS F I O T O B U D OS S ' W R S S B N ELL F S M I Centre. To find out more, please call direct on (01642) 219620. A OROU ST B FE S O GH E TREE R T T O E A N R C R D D N S T O O D E E R U O A O O A S U O J D P D D R R R W R ET B L G D T T T ORO E E E U D A N T T GH N RO E S A C The Walk Middlesbrough Initiative O E D N A R M A E E D O L W I M EN ST T R SR L D E E M E O E A B S E E S L R R W S E L T A S T T E T L A was setup by Middlesbrough L E E S I D R E N R R S S T R E O A E 2 T D A Y R University R P S 7 A K O E S B E D A N M 2 T BO I R R Council in July 2011 to encourage P O O 1 U O N E B U I U S GH R ROAD N B L G D R ' U M T S W S S N G E N A A T T T RN O T R E E walking as a means of improving A O O T E S E O T S R R L N EE E T E A M T P N T T R D S E T R O E A S P E T T Middlesbrough I E E S L T E T the health of the residents of L H D E S S E F R T E S D R E L E R P L L S E T E E R E E D G E T E M T S R P W E R L T T R L S A T T A M T Middlesbrough. The initiative gathers information on the walks University D E U S E N A O W H Y S T A P R N A M A A L P R A A M A C A E Y N R L T D M O S V S R M O T M N S R R M A E E T E E A available, both guided and self-led, which currently exist as well T R S T T O R R S O P O H U S C E R S W T R THFI LARE L EL N D E L D LA DON R N D R E E T O E OAD T E Y A E G P P S S T S R RI OUT N as setting up new routes and encouraging walking groups. N P HF T S CE IELD N S D T L T A I R S N A T R TREE E E E L T S T N V E E N B E E D T R T E A A I E R N C T E L T E T O S R TO R E S S O T O E UT W M T H W R FIE S D L D F A T ROAD E R D E T E L T W A E Y E A ER I N E For further information e-mail: [email protected] A R T O S E N N E E G W O R R E H Walking and Cycling Map Cycling and Walking O E S L T Y R S R R L T T T W E R D S E T C N S T S T E © CrownR copyright and databaseE rights 2014 OrdnanceB Survey 100023413T E A D O IN S E A S T E R E R K O T R ES R N T E E P Y E A T N S B R R I E T S T A E S L M O W C E UT T O A T H A E E F O N E V H T IELD R R A R A R O E A H O E A O M P D T R I University S S T R L N E E ST E T N T D T H R T T T E T S U S P O R L S R N S R O S T Buildings S M E S T D O H O R N L A D N O E S P Y P R S L L P T T G D A T S IL O O E O R S E R U A L C T N I T I V LI T R R A O R L F V I W T IC E M E O L T O C O F LIN R O N R E I B E O S I A R T T O B N C RE AD G E E R T N B T A U R E A HADDON O E W AD A Cycling Advice Common Signs Contacts Middlesbrough Public Rights of Way Free town Advice for riding on-road Common road signs and markings that you may come across when Middlesbrough Council cycling through the borough.