Active Travel England (ATE) is an

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being set up by the

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. The organisation will be an

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and

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led by

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, the first Active Travel Commissioner for England.

Background

On 28 July 2020, the Government of the United Kingdom announced the establishment of Active Travel England as part of a new cycling and walking plan called ''Gear Change: A bold vision for cycling and walking''.

Functions

The functions of the organisation will be: *Enforcement of new cycling design guidance by local authorities *Provide advice to improve scheme design, implementation and stakeholder management *Statutory consultee for

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s for all developments of over a certain (as yet unknown) threshold *Consider applications for funding from the cycling budget (£2bn initially) *Publish annual reports on highway authorities, grading them on their performance on active travel

Funding

The DfT released £250 million in May and £175 million in November to fund active travel infrastructure schemes.

References

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