Increase walking and cycling budget to relieve NHS, says Sustrans CEO – Cycle Industry News
Mark Sutton 19 August 2022
The CEO of sustainable transport charity Sustrans, Xavier Brice, has penned an open letter to the next Prime Minister calling for an increase to the five-year, £2 billion walking and cycling budget.
With an air of uncertainty surrounding active travel policy lingering since Boris Johnson announced he would leave office, many commentators, including Brice, are concerned that cycling has lost an ally in Number 10. Notably, Andrew Gilligan, Johnson’s right-hand man on cycling and a special advisor, is likely to be removed in the switchover.
As reported this week, anti-cycling sentiment is beginning to emerge in the transition of leadership, with both leadership candidates turning down the dial on climate policy, among other areas that could lend to increased active travel.
