4.2. Transport Decarbonisation Plan: Increasing cycling and walking

We will deliver the Prime Minister’s bold vision for cycling and walking investing £2 billion over five years with the aim that half of all journeys in towns and cities will be cycled or walked by 2030

The delivery of thousands of miles of safe, continuous, direct routes for cycling in towns and cities, physically separated from pedestrians and volume motor traffic.

Creating a new funding body and inspectorate “Active Travel England” to enforce the standards and raise performance generally.

Supporting the creation of more School Streets.

Further investment in cycle training and behaviour change programmes to support cycling and walking to school including Bikeability training and Walk to School Outreach.

Sadiq Khan announced that construction work will begin on four major new cycling infrastructure projects across the capital this month.

£32.9 million to create a national network of walking and cycling experts.

The launch of Active Travel England as inspectorate and funding body will ensure the enforcement of new guidance by local authorities to help people make more shorter journeys by bicycle or on foot.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, hailed the success of his School Streets programme today as he announced that across London there are now more than 500 School Streets in place.

Bikeability is the government’s national cycle training programme. It helps you learn practical skills and understand how to cycle on today’s roads.

Cycle training for children and families has received a record investment as the Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed £20 million of funding for Bikeability to deliver its cycle training programme next year. (March 2022)

A green initiative aimed at encouraging hundreds of thousands of children to walk to school has received £2.1 million in government support, Transport Minister Chris Heaton-Harris announced today (May 2021)