South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership
News
13 Oct 2023
YEAR OF ACTIVE TRAVEL
South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard is investing £160 million of funds into the region over three years as part of the Year of Active Travel, improving cycle routes and green technology
Mayor Coppard has announced new, innovative measures to grow and build the area’s active plans as part of his vision to make South Yorkshire a hub of active travel and the healthiest region in the United Kingdom.
He has proposed 620 miles of new walking and cycle routes and is now investing over £160 million to build new active travel projects over the next three years.
The Mayor’s projects range from the region’s first Dutch-style roundabout in Barnsley, to segregated cycle lanes in Rotherham, to innovative cycling and walking routes in Kelham Island.
Additional projects include 80 kilometres of new or improved Active Travel routes, around 100 new or improved crossings, 280 new cycle parking spaces, 40 kilometres of cycleways, and over 1,200 behaviour change activities.
The Mayor will also announce a collaborative plan for local schools to double the number of school streets to ensure children are getting to and from school in the healthiest and safest way possible. Walking is central to the Mayor’s plans, with Sheffield due to host the Living Streets Walking Conference in March next year.
He said: “I want to make sure we are building the healthiest future for the generations to come. This is why this year is going to be South Yorkshire’s Year of Active Travel. This is not another soundbite; it’s a concrete plan. I am determined to make South Yorkshire the healthiest region in the country.”
Mayor Coppard has announced new, innovative measures to grow and build the area’s active plans as part of his vision to make South Yorkshire a hub of active travel and the healthiest region in the United Kingdom.
He has proposed 620 miles of new walking and cycle routes and is now investing over £160 million to build new active travel projects over the next three years.
The Mayor’s projects range from the region’s first Dutch-style roundabout in Barnsley, to segregated cycle lanes in Rotherham, to innovative cycling and walking routes in Kelham Island.
Additional projects include 80 kilometres of new or improved Active Travel routes, around 100 new or improved crossings, 280 new cycle parking spaces, 40 kilometres of cycleways, and over 1,200 behaviour change activities.
The Mayor will also announce a collaborative plan for local schools to double the number of school streets to ensure children are getting to and from school in the healthiest and safest way possible. Walking is central to the Mayor’s plans, with Sheffield due to host the Living Streets Walking Conference in March next year.
He said: “I want to make sure we are building the healthiest future for the generations to come. This is why this year is going to be South Yorkshire’s Year of Active Travel. This is not another soundbite; it’s a concrete plan. I am determined to make South Yorkshire the healthiest region in the country.”
