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DfT 'blueprint' aims to double cycling journeys by 2040

Patrick McDonnell
29 March 2016

 

The government has launched a ‘blueprint’ to double the number of cycle journeys by 2040, writes Patrick McDonnell. The initiative’s ambition is that by 2040 travel by cycle or on foot will be the automatic choice for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey.

The initiative Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy also seeks to reverse the decline in walking, as well as reducing the rate of cyclists killed or seriously injured and to increase the number of children...

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