diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
index 3ff6aa66f..db35e30db 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
@@ -204,14 +204,30 @@ function deriveOutcomeIcon(status: string): string {
         } @else if (filteredApprovals().length === 0) {
           <div class="empty-state">No approvals match the active gate filters.</div>
         } @else {
+          <!-- Summary cards -->
+          <div class="gate-summary">
+            <div class="gate-summary__card gate-summary__card--pending">
+              <strong>{{ countByStatus('pending') }}</strong>
+              <span>Pending Approvals</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="gate-summary__card gate-summary__card--blocked">
+              <strong>{{ countByGateResult(false) }}</strong>
+              <span>Gate Failures</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="gate-summary__card gate-summary__card--passed">
+              <strong>{{ countByGateResult(true) }}</strong>
+              <span>Gates Passed</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
           <table class="stella-table stella-table--striped stella-table--hoverable stella-table--bordered">
             <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th>Release</th>
                 <th>Promotion</th>
+                <th>Gate Type</th>
                 <th>Status</th>
-                <th>Urgency</th>
-                <th>Gates</th>
+                <th>Reason</th>
                 <th>Requested</th>
                 <th>Actions</th>
               </tr>
@@ -226,9 +242,11 @@ function deriveOutcomeIcon(status: string): string {
                     }
                   </td>
                   <td>{{ apr.sourceEnvironment }} → {{ apr.targetEnvironment }}</td>
+                  <td><span class="gate-type-chip" [attr.data-gate]="deriveGateType(apr)">{{ deriveGateType(apr) }}</span></td>
                   <td><span class="status-chip" [attr.data-status]="apr.status">{{ apr.status }}</span></td>
-                  <td><span class="urgency-chip" [attr.data-urgency]="apr.urgency">{{ apr.urgency }}</span></td>
-                  <td><span [class.text-success]="apr.gatesPassed" [class.text-danger]="!apr.gatesPassed">{{ apr.gatesPassed ? 'Passed' : 'Failed' }}</span></td>
+                  <td class="muted" [title]="apr.gatesPassed ? 'All gates passed' : 'One or more gates blocking'">
+                    {{ apr.gatesPassed ? 'All gates passed' : 'Gates blocking — review required' }}
+                  </td>
                   <td class="muted">{{ formatDate(apr.requestedAt) }}<br>by {{ apr.requestedBy }}</td>
                   <td>
                     <div class="row-actions">
@@ -236,12 +254,15 @@ function deriveOutcomeIcon(status: string): string {
                         <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--approve" (click)="onApprove(apr)" type="button">Approve</button>
                         <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--reject" (click)="onReject(apr)" type="button">Reject</button>
                       }
+                      @if (!apr.gatesPassed) {
+                        <a class="apc__btn apc__btn--view" routerLink="/ops/policy/packs">Policy</a>
+                      }
                       <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--view" (click)="onView(apr)" type="button">View</button>
                     </div>
                   </td>
                 </tr>
               } @empty {
-                <tr><td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;padding:1.5rem;color:var(--color-text-muted)">No approvals match the active gate filters.</td></tr>
+                <tr><td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;padding:1.5rem;color:var(--color-text-muted)">No approvals or gate evaluations match the current filters.</td></tr>
               }
             </tbody>
           </table>
@@ -395,6 +416,14 @@ function deriveOutcomeIcon(status: string): string {
 
     .apc__status-row{display:flex;gap:.35rem;padding:0 .6rem .45rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
 
+    .gate-summary{display:flex;gap:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem}
+    .gate-summary__card{flex:1;padding:0.75rem 1rem;border:1px solid var(--color-border-primary);border-radius:var(--radius-md);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.5rem}
+    .gate-summary__card strong{font-size:1.25rem}
+    .gate-summary__card span{font-size:0.75rem;color:var(--color-text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.04em}
+    .gate-summary__card--pending{border-left:3px solid var(--color-status-warning)}
+    .gate-summary__card--blocked{border-left:3px solid var(--color-severity-high)}
+    .gate-summary__card--passed{border-left:3px solid var(--color-status-success)}
+    .gate-type-chip{font-size:0.6875rem;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;padding:0.125rem 0.5rem;border-radius:var(--radius-sm);background:var(--color-surface-tertiary)}
     .pending-lane{margin-bottom:1rem;padding:1rem;border:1px solid var(--color-status-warning-border);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:var(--color-status-warning-bg);animation:lane-enter 300ms ease-out both;overflow:hidden}
     .pending-lane--exiting{animation:lane-exit 250ms ease-in forwards}
     @keyframes lane-enter{from{opacity:0;max-height:0;padding:0;margin:0;border-width:0}to{opacity:1;max-height:500px}}
@@ -523,6 +552,14 @@ export class ReleasesActivityComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   readonly approvalSearchQuery = signal('');
 
+  countByStatus(status: string): number {
+    return this.filteredApprovals().filter(a => a.status === status).length;
+  }
+
+  countByGateResult(passed: boolean): number {
+    return this.filteredApprovals().filter(a => a.gatesPassed === passed).length;
+  }
+
   readonly gateToggleState = signal<Record<string, boolean>>({
     gated: false,
     policy: false,
diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts
index 7e066904d..5a98b0533 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
       id: 'ops-environments',
       label: 'Environments',
       icon: 'globe',
-      route: '/environments/regions',
+      route: '/environments/overview',
       menuGroupId: 'release-control',
       menuGroupLabel: 'Release Control',
       requireAnyScope: [
@@ -821,15 +821,7 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
       menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
       requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.VEX_READ, StellaOpsScopes.EXCEPTION_READ],
     },
-    {
-      id: 'ops-policy-gates',
-      label: 'Release Gates',
-      icon: 'check-square',
-      route: '/ops/policy/gates',
-      menuGroupId: 'policy',
-      menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
-      requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.POLICY_READ],
-    },
+    // Release Gates absorbed into Deployments > Approvals tab
     {
       id: 'ops-policy-audit',
       label: 'Policy Audit',