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Council receives £400,000 funding for cycling routes, but no indication of plans leaves active travel future in doubt

Somerset County Council is yet to confirm when and where new and improved active travel schemes will be implemented

Tue, Apr 02, 2024 13:10
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Cycling signs (copyright Simon MacMichael) (43)

Active Travel England announces plans to deliver 70 miles of new or improved cycling routes as part of £101 million funding boost – but is it enough to get the government’s active travel targets back on track?

The new investment, which comes two months after the government was told it is not “on track” to meet its active travel objectives, will also be used to fund e-cycle loans and enable councils to undertake “proper” consultations on schemes

Sun, Mar 24, 2024 12:45
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Cotham Hill LTN in Bristol (picture Adwitiya Pal)

Government falsely claimed it blocked low-traffic schemes, documents suggest

Papers obtained by a campaign group taking legal action over cuts to active travel budget show Active Travel England deemed council applications to be insufficiently ambitious to receive funding, and transport secretary Mark Harper had no role in decision

Mon, Feb 05, 2024 11:20
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Cycling signs (copyright Simon MacMichael) (31)

Scathing select committee report finds “not enough” communication of Highway Code changes and Department for Transport “not on track” to meet active travel goals

The Public Accounts Committee, which examines the value for money of government projects, concluded the "Department for Transport is not on track to meet its objectives to increase rates of active travel by 2025"

Tue, Jan 16, 2024 17:38
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Cyclist on cycle lane, London

“Hope is not a strategy”: Cycling UK slams government’s funding reductions holding back cycling and walking progress

A damning criticism of the active travel policies comes after a government report claimed "disappointingly slow progress" meaning the 2025 targets will not be met

Fri, Nov 03, 2023 13:30
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Sidmouth Street, Reading

Council blames Tory Government’s slashed active travel budget after only one in three cycling and walking projects receives funding

The opposition leader, however, said that the council was “wasting time” bidding for money to duplicate existing cycle lanes instead of improving the city’s disjointed cycling network

Thu, Oct 05, 2023 14:28
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Chris Boardman (Active Travel England)

Chris Boardman urges Rishi Sunak to stick with “fantastic” pro-cycling plans, admits concerns with language of “war on motorists” policies

The prime minister last week outlined his 'Plan for Motorists', a package of measures the subject of a speech from transport secretary Mark Harper this morning at the Conservative Party's conference

Mon, Oct 02, 2023 10:15
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Cycling with dog – copyright Simon MacMichael

NHS trial to prescribe cycling to patients to improve physical and mental health receives increased funding

Eleven local authorities have been selected for the £13.9 million government trial which will enable health workers to prescribe walking and cycling to patients

Fri, Jul 07, 2023 16:53
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Parliamentary Bike Ride 2023 (4).JPG

The Parliamentary Bike Ride – putting active travel above party politics

Annual event is about much more than just a pedal round the park as it brings politicians and experts together

Thu, Jun 22, 2023 17:03
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Cycleway 9 on Chiswick High Road (picture credit TfL)

Cycling and walking targets “in tatters”: Damning report finds government almost certain to fail on active travel objectives in England

The government spending watchdog criticised the Department for Transport’s inability to influence the “patchy” delivery and quality of local active travel schemes

Wed, Jun 07, 2023 12:04
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