LocationBrailsfordFar more people will be cycling and walking thanks to plans to boost greener, active...

Published: 8:20 pm May 9, 2020
Updated: 1:21 am March 8, 2026
Far more people will be cycling and walking thanks to plans to boost greener, active transport, launched today – UKNIP
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Far more people will be cycling and walking thanks to plans to boost greener, active transport, launched today (9 May 2020) by Transport Secretary Grant  Shapps .

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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.

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