Campaigners say loss of £200m from active travel budget is illegal and resulted from Treasury pressure Swingeing cuts to public spending on cycling and walking in England should be overturned as government expenditure was already insufficient to meet legally binding climate targets, the high court has been told. Campaigners are challenging a decision in 2023 to cut more than £200m from the Department for Transport's active travel budget for the following two years.
Campaigners say loss of £200m from active travel budget is illegal and resulted from Treasury pressure Swingeing cuts to public spending on cycling and walking in England should be overturned as government expenditure was already insufficient to meet legally binding climate targets, the high court has been told. Campaigners are challenging a decision in 2023 to cut more than £200m from the Department for Transport's active travel budget for the following two years.
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