UK government announces £2m in funding for sustainable transport
Department for Transport funding for nine transport schemes to encourage people to swap car journeys in favour of walking, cycling or public transport
Campaigns to promote low carbon transport options or projects to make cycling safer are to share £2 million of new government funding.
The Department for Transport has announced that nine transport schemes are to receive grants from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, in a move designed to generate a further £1.6 million of local authority funding.
The projects, which aim to encourage people to swap car journeys in favour of walking, cycling or public transport, have been selected from across England.
The biggest funding award has been handed to a £609,000 project in Tyne and Wear that will encourage families to replace the school run with family cycling trips.
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer: "These successful schemes have changed how people travel, with communities now making healthier and greener choices. Dozens of great projects have been delivered already under this fund and I'm glad we've been able to support more today."
Successful projects also include a £295,000 initiative, also in Tyne and Wear, to make the A1 Western Bypass more suitable for pedestrians and public transport, a £110,000 project to make Redditch more attractive for walkers and cyclists, and a £92,000 initiative in Stratford-upon-Avon to encourage residents and tourists to make use of bikes and the town's cycle facilities.
