UK government targets 60% of children walking or cycling to school by 2035 under £4.5bn active travel plan
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Maia Davies
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The UK government has announced a new active travel strategy aiming for at least 60% of children in England to walk or cycle to school by 2035. The plan includes a £4.5bn investment to create thousands of safer routes, paths, and crossings. It also targets that half of all short urban trips should be walked, wheeled, or cycled by 2035, and a national walking and cycling network will be available on route mapping apps within five years. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander outlined the strategy to encourage more active travel in England's towns and cities.
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bskyUK government targets 60% of children walking or cycling to school by 2035 under £4.5bn active travel planbbc.co.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledAt least 60% of children in England should be walking or cycling to school within a decade under the government's new active travel plans.
At least half of all short trips in towns and cities should also be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2035.
A 'national walking and cycling network' will be available on route mapping apps within five years, under the plans.
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