Active travel

Watchdog warns patchy funding and lack of support for local authorities is hurting effort to reduce the number of car journeys

From oil and gas licenses to heat pumps and recycling to active travel, crucial planks of the government’s climate policy framework are coming under attack from all sides

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Allocation of £200m of walking and cycling infrastructure funding draws criticism from active travel campaigners

Green Alliance calls for UK target to cut private car miles by at least a fifth by 2030, backed by a new road tax pricing system and cheaper bus, rail and tram travel

British Medical Association among dozens of groups calling for government to reverse plans to slash budget for walking and cycling infrastructure

MPs, mayors, and NGOs have slammed plans to slash cycling and walking budgets from £480m to £100m as 'disproportionate' and 'nonsensical'

Embedding physical activity into daily travel boosts health, saves money and cuts CO2, writes Sustrans CEO Xavier Brice

Green partnership initiative will encourage fans to walk to matches with a target of reaching 1.5bn steps collectively across the season

Active travel charity's report estimates local businesses enjoyed a total £1.7bn boost in 2019 from people using the network for leisure and tourism