Local authorities across the region are set to share £99.6 million over the next four years to improve walking, wheeling and cycling, as part of the government’s £626 million Active Travel funding.

The funding can help support:

• New and upgraded walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure
• Safer junctions and crossings
• Route maintenance and accessibility improvements
• Local authority capability to plan and deliver schemes

This investment aims to increase active travel options, reduce short car trips, improve public health, and support cleaner, more connected communities across the South East.

Four-year funding packages by Local Authority:

Bracknell Forest Unitary Authority – £772,844
Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority – £4,538,302
East Sussex County Council – £3,376,793
Hampshire County Council – £23,094,356
Isle of Wight Unitary Authority – £869,870
Kent County Council – £25,924,411
Medway Unitary Authority – £1,727,695
Portsmouth Unitary Authority – £1,276,988
Reading Unitary Authority – £2,844,014
Slough Unitary Authority – £977,301
Southampton Unitary Authority – £4,060,747
Surrey County Council – £19,800,132
West Berkshire Unitary Authority – £999,379
West Sussex County Authority – £5,464,466
Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Authority – £950,332
Wokingham Unitary Authority – £2,926,114

Read more about TfSE’s study into active travel in the region: https://bit.ly/4rQhj7G