Hundred million pound investment to boost cycling
Tom Lloyd
Monday, January 21, 2008
Half a million 10-year-olds are to be given cycle training in a move to increase fitness and cut pollution.
The government is investing £140m in cycling promotion over the next three years. This includes £110m of new money, and £30m of previously announced support for campaigning group Cycling England.
The cash will pay for 500,000 10-year-olds to take part in the Bikeability training scheme, which the government launched last year. It will also fund 250 cycle routes that connect schools to existing cycle networks.
Ruth Kelly, the Transport Secretary, said: "Being able to cycle safely is an important skill and I want to give more children the opportunity to do it."
