Английская Википедия:Active Travel England
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox organisation Active Travel England (ATE) is an executive agency being set up by the Government of the United Kingdom.[1] The organisation will be an inspectorate and funding body led by Chris Boardman, the first Active Travel Commissioner for England.[2]
Background
On 28 July 2020, the Government of the United Kingdom announced the establishment of Active Travel England as part of a new cycling and walking plan called Gear Change: A bold vision for cycling and walking.[3]
Functions
The functions of the organisation will be:[3]
- Enforcement of new cycling design guidance by local authorities
- Provide advice to improve scheme design, implementation and stakeholder management
- Statutory consultee for planning applications for all developments of over a certain (as yet unknown) threshold
- Consider applications for funding from the cycling budget (£2bn initially)
- Publish annual reports on highway authorities, grading them on their performance on active travel
Funding
The DfT released £250 million in May 2020 and £175 million in November 2020 to fund active travel infrastructure schemes.[4]
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