Active Travel: Finance
Commons · Question 12261 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of active travel funding approvals since 2020 have relied on projected or estimated cycling usage figures rather than independently audited counts.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 1 Jul 2026
In line with other transport modes, submissions for active travel funding have not traditionally been underpinned by independently audited traffic counts but Active Travel England (ATE) provides guidance to local authorities on conducting effective apprai...