The Welsh Government is currently working with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT), along with the ACT’s training provider partner Activate Cycle Academy, to develop an apprenticeship pathway for bike mechanics which will also include e-bike maintenance, off the back of increased …
Read More »Toolkit published to help enable active travel to school in Wales
The Cross-Party Group on the Active Travel Act has published a toolkit on how to encourage children to walk and cycle to school in Wales. Huw Irranca-Davies MS for Ogmore, chair of the Cross-Party Group, said: “I am delighted to be launching this toolkit. It is the culmination of a …
Read More »E-bike pilot scheme making cycling more accessible in Wales
An electric bike pilot scheme that has received more than £1 million of funding from the Welsh Government is already helping local residents to swap their car for a bike in communities across Wales. The electric bike loan scheme, run by Sustrans, offers a range of battery-assisted electric bikes for …
Read More »Consultation begins on Cardiff’s draft Active Travel Network Map
A consultation on Cardiff’s draft Active Travel Network Map began yesterday, 9th August, after being discussed and approved by the council’s cabinet. The aim is to increase the number of people walking or cycling to work from 31% to 43% by 2030. The consultation will use the Welsh Government’s commonplace platform …
Read More »Welsh Government launches new Active Travel Act guidance
The Welsh Government has issued new Active Travel Act guidance, to help local authorities plan, design and deliver high-quality walking and cycling routes. It brings together previous advice and feedback from a public consultation and sets out what is expected from councils when they are designing new infrastructure with Welsh …
Read More »Welsh Government to invest £75 million to get more people walking and cycling
Active travel schemes announced earlier this week will receive a funding boost of more than £53 million this year as part of further efforts to encourage healthy travel in Wales – with more than £20 million to follow. The dedicated budget for active travel has risen from £5 million since …
Read More »Â£38 million to make Wales safer for cycling, scooting and walking
The Welsh Government has announced £38 million to make the country a safer place to cycle, scoot and walk. Together with the £15.4 million announced last month, this is the “largest-ever” investment in local active travel improvements in Wales, which will fund projects to make it safer for children and …
Read More »Bridgend active travel routes get £620,000 funding boost
Bridgend County Borough Council has received almost £620,000 from the Welsh Government for temporary and permanent active travel routes. The successful bid, submitted by the local authority in May, is aimed at promoting walking and cycling in the area by improving the safety conditions of walking and cycle paths both …
Read More »Hundreds call for more investment in walking and cycling in Wales
The lobby on the steps of the Senedd heard calls for the Welsh Government to match the £20 per head spent in Scotland
Read More »Calls for Welsh Government to double investment in walking and cycling
On 2nd October, people from across Wales will cycle on the Senedd to lobby Welsh Government for a doubling in investment in walking and cycling to £20 per head
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