Over £440K for new walking and cycling improvements awarded today
More new walking and cycling schemes for North Somerset took a step closer today after North Somerset Council was awarded over £441K by Active Travel England.
This funding is set to deliver a number of active travel projects including high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure across North Somerset.
It will provide greater choice of transport options and help people improve their health whilst also increasing cycling skills and confidence.
It’s great news we’ve been awarded £441,440 for 2025-2026 by Active Travel England today. This funding is on top of the £258K we’re already investing in walking and cycling across North Somerset making our total investment almost £700K. This funding allows the construction of improved links to schools and green spaces, new crossings over busy roads and road safety improvements to make walking, wheeling and cycling easier, safer and better across North Somerset.
Cllr Hannah Young, Executive Member for Highways and Transport at North Somerset Council
The council has previously used Active Travel funding to deliver Weston Central Liveable Neighbourhood, Festival Way Safety Improvements and Pedestrian Waiting Time reduction at traffic lights.
North Somerset Council was recently allocated £129,878 under Active Travel Fund 5 (ATF5) – another Active Travel England grant. This will be used to deliver further high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure across the region.
The Council also helps train children and young people to cycle safely. With Bikeability funding of £128K in place, the council aims to help over 3,000 children and young people across North Somerset gain confidence, skills and keep safe whilst cycling over the next year.
Walking and cycling improvements nationally across the country will help people make 30million more journeys by bike or foot every year. This will include more than 20million new walk-to-school journeys by children and their parents.
