This week Cambridge played host to the UK's national active travel event – Active County Cambridgeshire 2026, with the city welcoming almost 800 industry professionals to explore innovative ways of creating active, vibrant and healthy places.

Greater Cambridge Partnership projects were a mainstay of the conference, highlighting the latest innovations in transport sensors used by the GCP to monitor usage and traffic flow, and a presentation on the award-winning Milton Road project, amongst others.

GCP representatives led walking and cycling tours, including a cycling tour of Milton Road and a cycling tour of the brand-new Cycle Street on Adams Road.

The conference was joined by experts from Heidelberg, Germany (Cambridge’s twin city), leading cycling city Utrecht in the Netherlands, and senior representatives from the Department for Transport, the Welsh Government, Transport Scotland and Active Travel England.

At the start of the conference, Councillor Brian Milnes, Chair, Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board, said: “You’ll see the Greater Cambridge Partnership throughout the conference as we showcase our pioneering work. As ever, Cambridge is at the forefront of innovation and leads the way on the latest thinking in active travel.”