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<p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (published April 2017)
includes funding of £1.2 billion from 2016-21 to support our ambition to make cycling
and walking the natural choice for shorter journeys in every urban and rural community
in England.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, rural local authorities have benefited from
funding for sustainable forms of transport, including cycling and walking, through
the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and its successors the Sustainable Travel Transition
Year and Access Fund. Additionally, from 2013-15 the Department for Transport (DfT)
provided £17million to benefit rural areas by improving cycling infrastructure in
and around national parks. Details of the areas where DfT funding has been allocated
can be found at: <a href="http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html"
target="_blank">http://maps.dft.gov.uk/funding-for-sustainable-travel/index.html</a></p><p>
</p><p>Cheshire East council has benefited from the following DfT investment since
2010 which will help to encourage cycling:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding
programme</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duration</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local
Sustainable Transport Fund</p></td><td><p>3.059</p></td><td><p>2011-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sustainable
Travel Transition Year</p></td><td><p>0.35</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bikeability
(national cycling training)</p></td><td><p>0.967</p></td><td><p>2010-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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