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The Government has announced a £4.5 billion cycling and walking strategy intended to deliver thousands of new routes and safer crossings over the next five years. The Department for Transport said the strategy aims to support 5,000 new walking, wheeling and cycling routes and 10,000 safer crossings.
The strategy sets a target for 55% of short trips in towns and cities to be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2035. It also sets a target for 60% of children aged between 5 and 16 to travel actively to school by the same year.
The Department for Transport said the policy was linked to transport, health and local growth objectives. Active Travel England, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are also involved in the announcement.