£2 billion package to create new era for cycling and walking

£2 billion package to create new era for cycling and walking - Department for Transport

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Far more people will be cycling and walking thanks to plans to boost greener, active launched today (9 May 2020) by Transport Secretary Grant  Shapps .transport,

Pop-up bike lanes with protected space for cycling, wider pavements, safer junctions, and cycle and bus-only corridors will be created in England within weeks as part of a £250 million emergency active travel fund - the first stage of a £2 billion investment, as part of the £5 billion in new funding announced for cycling and buses in February.

Following unprecedented levels of walking and cycling across the UK during the pandemic, the plans will help encourage more people to choose alternatives to public transport when they need to travel, making healthier habits easier and helping make sure the road, bus and rail networks are ready to respond to future increases in demand.