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Our next monthly meeting by Zoom is on Tuesday 13th May at 1000. Our guest speaker will be Maria de Figueiredo, who will talk about the great progress they have been making on the Piddle Path. Zoom link to be advised.

Dorchester Transport Action Group April zoom meeting gave a warm welcome to Joe Doak from Dorchester Civic Society. Joe, a veteran urban planner and university lecturer—had come to share his insights on how towns like Dorchester can move toward a more sustainable transport future. Joe opened with a simple but powerful idea: sustainability works best […]

Work was carried out yesterday, 11 April, to create a pedestrian link between the two sides of South Street following the major fire last December. Since then shops in that area have been closed and pedestrians have had to take a complex, and not very accessible, route to get to those shops that were able […]

Great to report that there is finally some progress in opening up South Street for pedestrians and access to local shops.  No doubt helped by recent pressure from Dorchester Transport Action Group and others. Stewart Palmer, Chair of Dorchester Transport Action Group, recently wrote to our Member of Parliament, Edward Morello, and copied in Cllr […]

Dorset Council recently held its quarterly Dorset Cyclists Liaison Meeting (Western Area) on Monday, March 31st, bringing together local representatives to discuss upcoming cycling and transport improvements. Covering Dorchester, Weymouth, Bridport, Sherborne, and surrounding areas. The meeting featured updates from Chris Peck, Dorset Council Transport Planner) and Charlotte Sullivan (Dorset Council Active Travel Officer) on […]

Following the monthly Dorchester Transport Action Group (DTAG) zoom meeting on 11th March, Stewart Palmer, Chair, wrote to our Member of Parliament Edward Morello. He expressed our great concern over the continued closure of South Street to pedestrians. He also copied in the Leader of Dorset Council, Cllr Nick Ireland. It is now 3 months […]

After a long campaign, the Piddle Path Action Team is delighted to announce that work has started on repairing the Piddle Path – a safe, off-road community route from Piddlethenthide via White Lackington to Piddlehinton. Dorset Council started repairs along the Piddle Path in Summer 2024. They dug out the run off from four areas […]

Great Western Railway have opened their bids for this year’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund applications.  Bids have to be for rail related projects, which could include things that provide useful onward travel information. So Kevin Humphreys, Transport Planner at Dorset Council, is taking the opportunity to put in a bid application to update our […]

Almost a year ago, Dorset Council consulted on their draft Active Travel Implementation Plan (ATIP). The report is now published and will be considered at the Place and Resources Committee meeting this Thursday 21st. DTAG made extensive representation to the consultation both for walking/mobility and cycling. These submissions have been reflected in the report. The […]

Starting in mid-January 2025, significant safety improvements will be made at the Maumbury Cross junction in Dorchester. This includes incorporating more signal-controlled pedestrian crossing points into the junction (south of the skate park), widening of footways and upgrading existing equipment. This will provide a safer and more pleasant experience for people waiting to cross. Maumbury Cross is […]