Jan Higgins wrote:The sad thing is that the aborted daft Dover plan probably meant that somewhere that would have benefitted from the money missed out.
The money is specific and targeted, JH, and can't be spent on any old thing. Projects must be in line with this broad objective: to 'boost greener, active transport'.
Examples are: 'Pop-up bike lanes with protected space for cycling, wider pavements, safer junctions, and cycle and bus-only corridors.'
There's a full £5 billion going that way.
Also worth reading this, which has some stuff on 'nudging' from the 'Behavioural Insights Team' (currently busy running covid PR):
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/918442/cycling-walking-investment-strategy.pdf