It also predicted the schemes would add £9m to the economy, by helping businesses, and would lead to 43,000 fewer sick days a year as it said active travel offered health benefits.

Greenhouse gas benefits of bicycle facilities This research from the UCLA transportation institute and Google marks a major leap forward in understanding active travel patterns around the world ...

Compared with non-active travel like driving or public transportation, travel that incorporated cycling was associated with a lower adjusted risk of all-cause dementia over 13 years (HR 0.81, 95% ...

England's chief medical officer has said the case needs to be made for the health benefits of active travel, even though it "isn't always politically easy". Prof Sir Chris Whitty told the Active ...

Pedestrians and cyclists are being rewarded by "Soundness Detectors" for positive behaviour, thanking those who look out for ...

Carrots and sticks go together. Where sticks entail financial charges or penalties, they often help fund carrots. Moreover, congested cities can rarely build new infrastructure for active travel (a ...

In its recent report, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), in collaboration with the World Bank, asserts that active mobility is a key driver of this green future.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday urged the nation's largest passenger airlines to improve travel benefits for active-duty military personnel and their families.

Chris Boardman, Active Travel England's national commissioner, said the body's £616m in government funding for the next four years would bring transport freedom and improve safety, including for ...