Sustrans and the evolution of the active travel business

Geoff Dudley looks at how the evolution of the Bristol-based charity has mirrored the development of active travel thinking in the UK

The development of the transport charity Sustrans reflects the evolution of sustainable transport as a concept and business over the past 40 years. Founded in Bristol in 1977 as Cyclebag, by a local group of cyclists and environmentalists (the name Sustrans was adopted in 1983), by 2013/14 Sustrans had annual income and expenditure of over £49m. Although best-known for the development of the National Cycle Network, now totalling over 14,000 miles, Sustrans works on a wide range of...

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