CWIS3 consultation – Cycling UK's response
The government consulted on the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), the active travel strategy for England for the period 2025-30.
The consultation is now closed
Summary of Cycling UK’s response
The government says it wants to make cycling the easy choice for everyone by 2035. Without clear targets to build the safe, high-quality cycle routes we need, and current funding levels, that won’t happen.
Currently CWIS3 is vague and lacks a clear theory of change, risking being all talk and no action.
The strategy needs a clear narrative of the scale of the problems the country faces that active travel can help address, such as pollution, the cost-of-living crisis and road danger.
Cycling UK recommended the inclusion of achievable and measurable objectives tied to clear outcomes that challenge Active Travel England (ATE) and Local Transport Authorities (LTA) to make cycling safer and easier for everyone:
- More people cycling, an increase in the share of women cycling, and reductions in risks of death and serious injury while cycling
- Active travel contributing to a greater proportion of children achieving the minimum recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity
- Increasing miles of good-quality active travel network and reducing the number of critical safety issues
- Improving and extending the National Cycle Network
Joint letter to the Transport Secretary calling for a fully deliverable Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy 3
We're proud to join more than 50 organisations in calling for a stronger Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy 3. Clear targets and a national plan for walking, wheeling and cycling are essential if England is to deliver healthier, safer and more accessible travel choices for everyone.
We've added our name to a coalition of over 50 groups urging the Government to set clear, measurable targets for walking, wheeling and cycling, and to create a national network of networks linking homes, stations, schools and healthcare. People deserve safe, connected routes that support everyday journeys.
We've co-signed a joint letter to the Transport Secretary calling for a fully deliverable Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy 3. The letter sets out the need for transparent national targets and a coherent active travel network that matches the long-term planning already in place for roads and rail.
