Taking an active approach to travel planning

摘要

Local authorities have been wrestling with the issue of how to encourage people out of their cars for some time. The benefits, including improved air quality and better health and wellbeing, are broadly understood, but the shift is proving challenging and piecemeal both across the country and within certain demographics. According to Department for Transport statistics released in July, although there has been an increase in walking 'trips', cycling figures are stagnating with only a small rise in the numbers of women using bikes.