Better transport is about more than infrastructure.
This #BetterTransportWeek, we're proud to play our part by helping millions of children gain the confidence to cycle safely and independently, creating healthier communities, cleaner air and more travel choices for everyone.
Today, the Government has announced plans to deliver thousands of new walking, wheeling and cycling routes across England, transforming everyday trips to schools, shops and services.
We're central to delivering this – helping to shape happier, healthier and greener communities.
✔️Safer cycling networks in cities
✔️ More dedicated bike spaces on cross-border trains
✔️ Funding for e-bike charging points and secure parking
✔️ Bike highways connecting cities with rural areas
Discover the EU's most scenic bike paths: https://t.co/B3CGPTgrYr
'We cannot make streets more human friendly in our city. We are not #Amsterdam!!1!'
Mayor Anne Hidalgo in #Paris: "Hold my 🥖&🍷":
🏫🤸 Creating 300 schoolstreets
🌳🌲 Planting 170.000 trees
🖤💚 Aims to turn 40% of asphalt into green
📍 Rue du Docteur Paquelin
Autumn’s arrival means a change in the weather, including more rain 🌧️
Here are three things to remember when cycling 🚲
1. Look after your wheels
2. Clean your cycle
3. Wear the right gear
To find out more, read this handy guide from @Sustrans ⤵️
🔗 https://t.co/SFUgUtjbp7
🚨 We've launched a website! 🚨
Find active travel resources, case studies and guidance to help councils and delivery partners design and deliver high quality active travel schemes at https://t.co/RRcFwjvR3J 👩🦽🚶🚲
"If you plan your cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places. - @Fred_Kent
📍Groningen 🇳🇱 (1970s-today)
.@Airbus employees use the Second Life platform, built on @OpenShift, to reuse assets and reduce e-waste. See the full story: https://t.co/cnBX0TBaO1 #RHSummit
Active travel isn't just a 'nice to have'. Walking and cycling is worth an estimated £36.5 billion to the UK economy annually and is how millions of people get to work, go to the shops and travel around healthily, cheaply, and emissions-free.