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UK plan to boost cycling and walking 'worthless without more funding'
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/27/uk-cycling-walking-more-funding-governmentUK plan to boost cycling and walking 'worthless without more funding'
Press Association
Sunday 27 March 2016 06.13 EDT
The government’s cycling and walking investment strategy “won’t be worth the paper it’s written on” unless backed by sustained funding, cycling campaigners claim.
The British Cycling policy adviser and 1992 individual pursuit Olympic champion Chris Boardman believes far more ambition is needed if Britain is to create a cycling and walking culture to rival countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands.
His comments come as the government launched its blueprint to encourage more walking and cycling with the aim of boosting the number of people who get around by bike or on foot by 2040.
It will help the economy and cut congestion while also improving health and air quality, according to the transport minister Robert Goodwill.