Cycling demonstration towns
In 2005, six English towns were chosen to be cycling demonstration towns to promote the use of cycling as a means of transport.
The decision was made by Cycling England, a body set up by the Department for Transport. Each year for three years the towns received £500,000 to spend on cycling (apart from Aylesbury which received £300,000).
In 2005 the cycling demonstration town status was awarded to:[1]
In 2009 the following towns and cities were also awarded additional funding. At this time, the term 'Cycle Demonstration Town' was changed to 'Cycling Town', reflecting that the initiative had moved from a pilot stage into full operation.[1]
- Blackpool
- Bristol (cycling city)
- Cambridge
- Chester
- Colchester
- Leighton Buzzard with Linslade
- Shrewsbury
- Southend
- Southport
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Woking
- York
The programme ended in 2011 when Cycling England was disbanded.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Cycling City, Cycling Towns". Department for Transport. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ Simon MacMichael (2012-02-12). "DfT publishes final assessment of Cycling City and Towns initiative - in 17 separate reports". road.cc. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
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