Bicycles: Parking

(asked on 2nd September 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government is making available to local authorities seeking to implement on-street bike storage.


Answered by
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Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 7th September 2020

On 28 July, the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking, where half of all journeys in towns and cities are cycled or walked by 2030. As part of this drive, the Government is committed to installing more cycle racks in town and city centres and where they are most needed. The Cycling and Walking Plan can be viewed at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-plan-for-england

In May, the Government announced £2 billion of new funding for cycling and walking. £225 million is being made available to local authorities in 2020-21 via the Emergency Active Travel Fund. The Department made clear to local authorities that some of this funding could be used for cycle parking to complement new cycle routes. Decisions on the rest of the £2 billion will be a matter for the Spending Review later this year.

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