£175 million more for cycling and walking
£175 million announced for high-quality cycling and walking infrastructure across England as survey reveals nearly 8 out of 10 people support measures to reduce road traffic.
On the 13th November 2020 Transport Secretary Grant Shapps gave councils across England a further £175 million to create safe space for cycling and walking.
The £175 million will fund measures including:
- ‘School Streets’, where streets around schools are closed to motorists at school times
- Low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), where residential side streets are closed to through traffic to stop rat-running
- Segregated cycle lanes
- Pedestrian improvements
The above measures will be a boost to active travel giving people more opportunities to choose cycling and walking for their day-to-day journeys.
The funding follows the results of a survey which revealed that 65% of people across England support reallocating road space to cycling and walking in their local area. Nearly 8 out of 10 people (78%) support measures to reduce road traffic in their neighbourhood.
Read more about the new funding here.
