{"id":2941,"date":"2016-02-24T12:12:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T12:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/?p=2941"},"modified":"2016-02-24T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T12:16:09","slug":"transform-joins-call-for-more-active-travel-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transform.scot\/blog\/2016\/02\/24\/transform-joins-call-for-more-active-travel-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform joins call for fairer active travel funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transform Scotland has joined fellow\u00a0sustainable transport organisations in voicing concerns over transport funding in the recent Scottish Government budget.<\/p>\n

The recent budget proposals \u00a0would see funding for road developments increased to \u00a3820 million, compared with only \u00a341 million for walking and cycling. The funding gap between active travel and other modes of transport\u00a0presents a further challenge\u00a0to meeting European air quality targets, as well as\u00a0making the\u00a0Scottish Government’s commitment\u00a0to have 10% of journeys taken by bike\u00a0by 2020 increasingly unlikely.<\/p>\n

Transform Scotland has joined other organisations, including Friends of the Earth Scotland, Spokes, Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and Pedal on Parliament in a call to divert 1% of the funding for road developments to active travel. This additional \u00a38 million would have massive\u00a0benefits for active travel,\u00a0and would be\u00a0sufficient to maintain and enhance the fragile momentum of cycle and pedestrian schemes across Scotland.<\/p>\n

Emilia Hanna, Air Pollution Campaigner for Friends of the Earth Scotland, commented:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government has got its spending plans all wrong by pouring millions into\u00a0<\/em>roads which will create more traffic congestion, more air pollution, and more\u00a0<\/em>climate emissions. If it transfers just 1% of the cash it plans to spend on <\/em>polluting roads into active travel, this will support councils to get lots more\u00a0<\/em>people walking and cycling across Scotland.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The proposed funding boost for active travel has been welcomed by those outside the transport sector.<\/p>\n

Professor Chris Oliver,\u00a0Honorary Professor of Physical Activity for Health at
\nthe University of Edinburgh, \u00a0commented:<\/p>\n

“Transferring more money into active travel will not only benefit cycling and walking levels but will have a considerable amplified effect on long term Scottish health as well\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In response to the budget decision, Spokes, the Lothian cycle campaign group, have issued their own budget proposal<\/a> outlining how fairer funding for active travel could be achieved. To read the budget proposal and more, please see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What you can do
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friends of the Earth Scotland have established an e-petition to encourage the Scottish Government to increase the funding for active travel in the upcoming budget.<\/p>\n

To have your say and sign the petition, please follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following the budget decision, you can write to your local MSP<\/a> to encourage fairer funding for active travel. Given the upcoming Holyrood elections, calls for increased active travel funding are very timely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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