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Cycling and walking boom with £4.5bn for thousands of new routes and safer crossings
More than half of short journeys in towns and cities will be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2035 under new national targets announced by the Department for Transport. The new Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy sets a national target for people to hit the pavement or pedals for 55% of short trips in towns and for 60% of children aged 5 to 16 to travel actively to school by the same year.
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Timeline
- 15 Jun, 08:24IQ 76Award-winning North Somerset schools see rise in active travelWECA Transport Updates
- 15 May, 08:55IQ 76Free school summer holidays bus travel scheme boosts young people, research findsWECA Transport Updates
- 5 May, 08:41IQ 76Two new School Streets set to start in BathWECA Transport Updates
- 20 Jun, 16:46IQ 73Bristol Sir John’s Lane area school streets driving ban proposedBristol Live — Council
- 26 Jun, 11:24IQ 72Council agrees budget to invest in local servicesBristol City Council
- 26 Jun, 06:06IQ 69Somerset school closure latest with concerns over classroom temperaturesSomerset Live (Reach)
- 25 Jun, 06:41IQ 62Education Secretary new Thursday warning to parents thinking of keeping kids off in heatwaveGloucestershire Live (Reach)
- 26 Jun, 06:03IQ 61Gloucestershire schools closures latest as dozens remain closed in 'excessive heat'Gloucestershire Live (Reach)
- 13 Apr, 11:30IQ 60Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Lewis Wedlock – towards a positive masculinityBristol Cable
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Sources
WECA Transport Updates ×4Gloucestershire Live (Reach) ×2Bristol Live — Council ×1Bristol City Council ×1Somerset Live (Reach) ×1Bristol Cable ×1