National cycling plan to be developed to show councils and employers how they can boost two-wheeled travel

Rail, bus and bicycle travel were the focus of the transport sections in today’s Building Britain’s Future document, as Gordon Brown announced initiatives including a national cycling plan.

An active transport strategy drafted by the Department for Transport and Department for Health will be announced later this year, with the emphasis on encouraging schoolchildren and commuters to walk and cycle more often. A national cycling plan will also be developed, setting out how local authorities and employers can boost two-wheeled travel through, for example, better bike parking and installing showers at workplaces.

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I lived and cycled there for a number of years.

You needed to utilise a certain amount of aggression however to survive as a cyclist ! !

I hope that this green initiative to double the number of cyclists over the next three years works

Source on BBC