Labour
Labour
The labour manifesto only mentions cycling twice, but they do pledge support:
“We will support long-term investment in strategic roads, address the neglect of local roads, and promote cycling.”
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However, other than stating that money will be transferred to local powers under the English Devolution Act, giving them: “control over local transport systems so that in future, local bodies can integrate trains, buses, trams and cycling into a single network” there isn’t much information given on specific plans or pots of money.
However – they have elsewhere set out an Action Plan for cycling, which includes:
- Tough new rules for HGVs.
- A Cycle Safety Assessment of all new road schemes.
- Give local authorities greater responsibility to support cycling.
- End the stop-start approach to supporting cycling infrastructure.
- Encourage more people to commute to work by bike.
- Ensure that children and young people have every opportunity to cycle safely.
- Restore national targets to cut deaths and serious injuries and a new target to increase levels of cycling.
- Review of justice system and how it protects vulnerable road users.