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Active travel caught in ‘Catch 22’

ACTIVE TRAVEL

28 April 2017
 

Active travel investment is caught in a ‘Catch 22’ situation, with a lack of evidence for its effects undermining the case for more spending, a consultant has told the DfT. 

Brook Lyndhurst was commissioned by the DfT to review the research evidence on the impacts of walking and cycling investment. 

The report discusses findings from studies into matters such as trip rates, health, absenteeism and local economies. But it concludes: “The situation appears to have the...

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