Ruth Kelly launches £140million cycling fund
Posted January 21st, 2008 by admin
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Cycle Training Provision for Half a Million Children by 2012
A record £140million Government investment in cycling, announced by Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Transport today, is set to help half a million children cycle safely and a generation of adults rediscover their bikes.
This ambitious new drive to boost cycling will help to tackle road congestion and improve air quality as well as create more opportunities for exercise. It fulfils a commitment to increase investment in sustainable transport initiatives, outlined in the recent strategy document, 'Towards a Sustainable Transport System'.
The money will be invested over the next three years and forms part of the Government's forthcoming strategy to tackle obesity.
