Decarbonising Transport: Enabling Active Travel

Join the event organised by Imperial College London on Decarbonising Transport. With guest speakers:  

• Dr Audrey de Nazelle, Senior Lecturer , Centre for Environmental Policy and Founder of Imperial College London's Network for Excellence on Air Quality
• Will Norman, Mayor of London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner
• Maya Singer-Hobbs, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR)

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Active travel is the least carbon-intensive way of travelling. However, walking and cycling make up only a small number of current journeys. In 2019, journeys under 2 miles made up nearly 45% of all urban trips in England. Journeys below 5 miles made up 58% of all car trips.

Decarbonising transport will require a shift to electric vehicles, greater use of public transport and, crucially, greater adoption of active travel. Promoting active travel has numerous co-benefits including reduced air pollution and increased physical health. Physical inactivity is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths in the UK and is estimated to cost the UK £7.4bn annually.

But a more integrated transport system is required to catalyse active travel uptake. The government has set out a strategy to make walking, cycling or public transport the natural first choice for journeys, including better infrastructure, funding, and a toolkit for local authorities. A new advisory panel, Active Travel England, has also been formed.

This event will focus on steps to be taken to drive greater uptake of active travel, barriers faced by people wishing to walk and cycle more, and what infrastructure is required to promote active travel across the UK.