Government reinforces active travel agenda – transportxtra
A further £338m released to support active travel and changes to the Highway Code put pedestrians at the top of road user hierarchy
Changes to the Highway Code will include placing pedestrians at the top of a new “road user hierarchy”, the Department for Transport has announced.
The revisions to road user hierarchy were announced by transport secretary Grant Shapps alongside a commitment to increase the cycling and walking budget announced at the Spending Review to £338m.
The infrastructure upgrades, changes to The Highway Code and new requirements to ensure that active travel schemes’ effects are properly assessed are among the raft of measures included as part of what the government is calling a Summer of Cycling and Walking.
