Government Promise 5,000 New Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Routes

Walking and cycling awarded £4.5billion as Labour plans nationwide overhaul of roads

Labour has provided £4.5billion in funding for thousands of new walking and cycling routes, while unveiling lofty new goals to ensure people prioritise active travel.Under new national targets announced by the Department for Transport, more than half of short journeys in towns and cities will be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2035.The new Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy also calls for 60 per cent of children aged five to 16 to travel activ…

60% of children should be walking or cycling to school by 2035, ministers say

Thousands of safer paths and crossings are promised to help people become more active in England's towns and cities.

Gender gap overlooked in British government's £4.5 billion active travel plan, says Cycling UK

The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy aims to see 55% of short journeys made actively by 2035

Third cycling & walking investment strategy lands – is it a hit or miss?

The post Third cycling & walking investment strategy lands – is it a hit or miss? appeared first on Cycling Electric. The UK Government has today announced the third walking and cycling strategy document, which covers active travel planning and spending until 2030. This document has typically been the most important release to help the nation’s cyclists get a read of political sentiment toward active travel, so it’s worth breaking down.First thi…

Cycling UK “disappointed” by the government’s lack of commitment to tackling “persistent inequalities” in new Cycling and Walking strategy

Cycling UK has warned that the Government’s new Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy risks falling short of its ambitions, despite welcoming its overall direction and funding commitments.The charity said key gaps in the plan could undermine its ability to deliver meaningful change, and argued the strategy must go further to unlock cycling’s full social, economic ...

Push to get Britain back on its feet

More than half of short journeys in towns and cities are expected to be made on foot, by wheelchair or cycling in 2035 under new government plans. Announced today (12 June), the cycling and walking investment strategy sets a goal for 55% of short trips to be made actively, alongside a target for 60% of children aged five to 16 to travel to school in this way. Ministers say more than £4.5bn will be invested over the next five years, working with …