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<p>The Government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in
April 2017, outlines £1.2 billion of funding that may be invested in cycling and walking
in England over the period to 2021. Since the Strategy’s publication, the Government
has made further support available for cycling and walking infrastructure in England,
through the National Productivity Investment Fund, Housing Infrastructure Fund, Transforming
Cities Fund and Clean Air Fund. Decisions on allocating funding for greenways and
dedicated cycle networks are for local authorities, who allocate and/or bid for funding
alongside other local priorities. In addition, the Department for Transport is providing
44 local authorities in England with access to expert support to assist in the development
of ten-year Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. This support will enable
authorities to map their future cycle networks and to prioritise future investments.</p><p>
</p><p>Funding for infrastructure projects and local plans to support higher levels
of cycling and walking in the rest of the UK is a matter for the devolved administrations.</p>
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