In December 2015 the Government set out the timescales and approach to developing the first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy in the document 'Setting the First Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy'. This document now delivers that first Strategy. In this Strategy we set out the Government's ambition for creating a walking and cycling nation, the targets and objectives we are working towards, the financial resources available to meet our objectives, our strategy for delivering our objectives, and the governance arrangements that will review this delivery. This is the first step in a longer term process for meeting our ambition. This first Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy during 2017 will be reviewed, monitoring the progress that has been made on the actions set out in section 8. Authors will work with our new Expert Committee (see section 6) to decide when it would be appropriate to begin to develop the second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. This second Strategy will incorporate our learning from the first Strategy period, including the knowledge gained from the partners. Central to our approach is working in partnership with local bodies, business and commerce, the third sector, individuals and the wider public and private sector. It is only by working together that we can support individuals in the travel choices they make whether that is cycling to work or walking to school. It is the only way a long term transformative change can be achieved. DfT is undertaking a public consultation between Sunday 27th March 2016 and Monday 23rd May 2016 seeking views on their Strategy for delivering progress towards their objectives. Section 8 contains further information on how to respond to the consultation. Creating a walking and cycling nation is a long-term process and the first step in that process is this Strategy. Our long term goal up to 2040 is that walking and cycling should be a normal part of everyday life, and the natural choice for shorter journeys such as the commute to school, college, work or leisure trips. We want to create a nation where cycling and walking are the norm for all people whatever their background or characteristics. To make our goal a reality, we want everyone in the country to have access to safe, attractive routes for cycling and walking and we are calling that goal our cycling and walking ambition. Our ambition for England is: "We want to make cycling and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey" This ambition sets out our desire to see transformative change over the coming years. Change that will require us all to share a responsibility to make it happen. Realising this ambition will not only take sustained investment in cycling and walking infrastructure but also long-term transport planning and a change in attitudes amongst central Government, local bodies, businesses, communities and individuals. Cycling and walking must be seen as transport modes in their own right and an integral part of the transport network. This Strategy is the first step to that long-term transformative change process. It sets out our objectives that we are working towards to meet our ambition, the financial resources available to meet our objectives, our strategy for delivering our objectives and the governance arrangements that will review this delivery. The objectives and target we have set to measure progress towards our 2040 ambition are to: *Double cycling, where cycling activity is measured as the estimated total number of bicycle stages made each year, from 0.8 billion stages in 2013 to 1.6 billion stages in 2025; * Reverse the decline in walking activity, measured as the total number of walking stages per person per year; * Reduce the rate of cyclists killed or seriously injured on England’s roads, measured as the number of fatalities and serious injuries per billion miles cycled, each year; * Increase the percentage of children aged 5 to 10 that usually walk to school. During the development of the next Strategy we will review whether quantified targets for walking for 2025 are appropriate. The delivery of these objectives will be achieved by the financial resources available for cycling and walking up to 2020-21, in line with the Spending Review 2015 (SR15) settlement period. These include, as a minimum, specific DfT cycling and walking programmes, DfT local transport programmes, Government programmes supporting cycling and walking, local body programmes and initiatives led by business and the third sector. In addition to funding, the objectives will also be achieved through a number of specific activities divided into three themes: * Better Safety * Better Mobility, and * Better Streets. (Author/publisher)
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