Additional funding to boost sustainable travel
Transport Minister Norman Baker has announced £15m of additional funding for sustainable travel projects across the country that will promote economic growth and cut carbon.
The investment is in addition to the £560m Local Sustainable Transport Fund announced in January 2011.
The funding aims to support jobs, enhance access to employment and encourage greater use of more environmental friendly transport.
Sustrans – the UK transport charity – will receive £8m for projects to enhance cycle routes acrossEngland. The remaining £7m will be allocated through the Cycle Rail Working Group – the body which brings together representatives of the rail industry and the cycling sector – to improve integration between cycle and rail at stations. Measures will include safer and more convenient cycle racks, additional cycle parking and storage, and better access for cyclists. This will complement the £7m that Network Rail is already spending in this area.
Local Transport Minister Norman Baker said: “I look forward to seeing the projects put forward by Sustrans and the Cycle Rail Working Group and working with them to deliver transport that is greener, healthier and improves quality of life in our communities.”
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