Monthly Archives: June 2020

June 3rd 2020 – Crunch time for Active/Sustainable Travel in the UK

This is the latest update on my post  here on Transport in the time of the COVID-19 crisis. The previous update can be seen here. Below is a version of my presentation which you can see from 1.42 on You Tube here

This may seem dramatic, but we are now seeing the best – and only – window of opportunity for sustainable/active travel in the UK to really advance during the last few decades. As explained below, this is dependent onlocal authorities in the UK properly providing for walking and cycling in accordance with Government requirements. There is a lot of work to be done in persuading many that this really has to be done – for air quality, congestion reduction, any serious prospect of addressing climate change, public health and the local environment.

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