Stride and ride: England's path from laggard to leader in walking, wheeling, and cycling
Article
There is overwhelming evidence that investment in active travel infrastructure brings significant benefits.
These include large returns on investment, addressing emissions from road transport, reducing regional inequalities, and improving health. Despite this, investment has remained low, and walking, wheeling, and cycling rates in the UK lag behind much of Europe.
To deliver truly world class active travel infrastructure, government must learn from previous successes in the UK and further afield to ramp up its spending on active travel and provide longer-term certainty to local authorities.
Related items
Skills matter: Shaping a just transition for workers in the energy sector
The transition to a net zero economy is both a necessity and an opportunity for the UK.Sky News package on IPPR's manufacturing report
Sky News coverage of IPPR's recent report into the future of the manufacturing in the UK, including an interview with IPPR's Dr George Dibb.Manufacturing matters: The cornerstone of a competitive green economy
We make the case for building green manufacturing in the UK, and put forward a framework for how to make choices about which capabilities we most need.