Up to £29 million over the next 3 years will be invested in at least one of England's largest cities to encourage greener travel choices which could include plans to support walking, cycling and initiatives to improve public transport.
Transport Minister Paul Clark said;
"Giving people a real alternative to the car not only reduces congestion and carbon emissions but also increases the amount of exercise they take.
"The opportunity to become England's first Sustainable Travel City will be a chance to see these benefits on a much larger scale and I look forward to seeing the bids coming in."
The aim of the Sustainable Travel City is to ease congestion, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and increase levels of physical activity in the local area. The chosen city will introduce innovative new strategies and build on existing work to achieve this, such as;
- Work or school travel planning
- cycle training
- personalised travel planning
- online journey planning
- car share and club schemes
- dedicated bus routes
- improved bus stops and shelter
- cycling / pedestrian routes
- 20 mph zones, and
- consideration of parking provision.
