This week Active Travel England announced Councils across England have received £626m in government funding to help them deliver walking, wheeling and cycling schemes.
The multi-year investment is enough to deliver 500 miles of new and upgraded walking and cycling routes as well as 170,000 greener, more active trips per day, supporting the Government’s Plan for Change missions on public health, safer streets and economic renewal.
Active Travel England has published a full breakdown of this funding alongside each local authority’s capability rating, which measures councils’ ability to organise, plan and deliver walking, wheeling and cycling schemes.
Nine local authorities improved their capability rating in 2025, contributing to a 10% improvement rate on last year.
Higher-rated authorities will receive greater proportions of capital funding, whilst lower-rated authorities will be given extra training, support and guidance to help them boost their ability to deliver more ambitious schemes. This approach ensures that provision for walking, wheeling and cycling is increasingly high quality, connected and safe across the country.
Read the full press release on the Active Travel England website.
