Aspirational yes.
Funded. Probably not. And if so, not to the tune it needs to be.
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Ministers want 60% of pupils in England âactivelyâ travelling to school by 2035
Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on âeveryday travel needsâ
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Ministers are to launch a major push to get more children walking and cycling to school as part of a wider boost for âactive travelâ by the transport secretary Heidi Alexander.
In the first significant change to active travel policy since the Boris Johnson era, thousands of new safe routes and crossings will be built around schools in England, with a target of having at least 60% of all children walk, cycle or wheel to school by 2035. Continue reading...