Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/05/14/sustainable-cities-the-…
On the European front, according to England’s Transport Minister, Paul Clark, major urban centers across the country are being given a chance to bid on becoming the nation’s first-ever “Sustainable Travel City”.
Upon winning the bid, a sum of up to £29 million over the next 3 years will be invested in the awarded city to create and encourage greener travel choices - options that would include providing the proper infrastructure to allow for walking, cycling and the improvement of public transport.
Built on a model of success
“Sustainable Travel City” is based on a similar yet smaller scale project, “Sustainable Travel Towns” - a program which for the past 5 years has encouraged car use to decline by 9%, while walking and cycling increase vy 14% and 12%, respectively.
“Our Sustainable Travel Towns have proved that with the right information and improved facilities we can make a real difference to how people travel,” Clark said. “Giving people a real alternative to the car not…
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