Cycling campaigners call for end to culture war on active travel

Exclusive: New government urged to make coherent and committed investment in cycling for transportThe new government should end the previous culture war-based approach to active travel and start investing properly in safe bike routes, the country’s biggest cycling campaign group has said.The call from Cycling UK comes after a survey it commissioned, which looked into the reasons people don’t ride a bike, found that almost half cited safety worries, with older riders particularly concerned about this. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jul/21/cycling-campaigners-call-for-end-to-culture-war-on-active-travel

Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Publish date : 2024-07-21 16:11:30

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