Founder Brightwayz social enterprise. Top 100 UK Woman in Cycling 2023. Chair, North Northants Social Enterprise Network.
Good news for active travel in England from Active Travel England . Especially as allocations of Capability funding are for all Highways authorities (except London which is funded differently). Some much-needed trials are being funded/extended too in specific places - eg side street ‘zebras’, e-bike loans and National Parks. Will be good to see how these get on and hopefully expand in future years to include the rest of the country. As a big advocate of active travel here in our ‘no cities but lots of towns and villages’ county of North Northants, I’m used to seeing announcements for great active travel trials elsewhere and always wondering ‘when will we get that?’. The trial for National Parks is great to see although it won’t directly benefit us here yet as we have none. Instead we have our much-loved ‘country parks’ which also could really do with investment in access opportunities eg safe walk/cycle routes to get there (as well as public transport/DRT but that’s another story). Hopefully success with the National Parks trial will lead to similar investments in access to our and others’ parklands. Good for #physicalhealth and #carbonreduction but also of course for #mentalwellbeing. North Northamptonshire Council Northamptonshire Sport NNBN Team Modeshift Campaign for Better Transport BrightwayzUK Graeme Kane MA (Hons) MBA Matthew Binley TechIOSH SIIRSM
Today we’re announcing a £101 million boost to #walking and #cycling nationwide including funding for almost 70 miles of walking and cycling routes, free e-cycle loans and more. Read on for how this will support your community: https://lnkd.in/eA7jNKib We’re also today announcing £1 million funding for National Parks. Nine in 10 journeys to #NationalParks are made in a car. Today's new funding will unlock sustainable transport choices for people living in and visiting local beauty spots 🌳🏞️ #activetravel #joyinjourneys
