Active Travel England will focus on political will and technical capability for awarding funding, says CEO Danny Williams – transportxtra.com

Juliana O’Rourke – 10 August 2022
During a packed session at Cycle City Active City in July, ATE’s leadership team outlined the way they hope to work ­– and stressed that they plan to hit the ground running
Active Travel England (ATE) has one key objective: ensuring that 50% of trips in our towns and cities are walked, wheeled or by cycled by 2030.
ATE will act as a statutory consultee in the planning system, and review active travel provision in major planning applications. It will be led by Danny Williams, CEO, Active Travel England, who will be the agency’s accounting officer and report to Parliament as needed. Active Travel England will also have its own board which will be chaired by the National Active Travel Commissioner, Chris Boardman.