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"World first" Act requiring comprehensive walking and cycling networks becomes law

Lee Baker
04 November 2013
Aiming to become leader in making it easier to walk and cycle: First Minister Carwyn Jones
Aiming to become leader in making it easier to walk and cycle: First Minister Carwyn Jones

 

A "landmark" law to require local authorities to plan comprehensive walking and cycling networks in Wales has been granted Royal Assent by Her Majesty the Queen.

The Active Travel (Wales) Act - which is considered to be a world first - makes it a legal requirement for local authorities in Wales to map and create fully integrated transport networks that consider the needs of walkers and cyclists.

The Welsh Government says that the Act, by requiring councils to connect key sites such as...

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