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The third cycling and walking investment strategy
 
The third cycling and walking investment strategy
Posted by CyclingSid at 08:24, 12th June 2026
 
Hot off the press this morning:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cycling-and-walking-boom-with-45-billion-for-thousands-of-new-routes-and-safer-crossings

Not sure how long it will survive. If departmental budgets have to be cut to fund defence, my bet is it will be cycling, walking and trains that will get the chop not cars. How much will the HS2 for cars cost (new Thames tunnel)?

Hope I am wrong.

Re: The third cycling and walking investment strategy
Posted by Bob_Blakey at 09:33, 12th June 2026
 
You had me worried, and thinking 'which money tree do these muppets think the £45Bn is going to come from', until I read the press release and saw that the figure was £4.5Bn over 5 years. Which given the parlous state of the UK economy is still not going to happen. 

 
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