Active Travel
Active Travel is a term used to describe walking, wheeling or cycling to a destination (also called “purposeful journeys”). It does not cover walking and cycling done purely for leisure although it could significantly enhance leisure activities by helping to link up networks. Active travel can be used to get to school, work, services and shops, or as one of several modes on a longer journey – for example, walking to the station to catch a bus or train.
Monmouthshire County Council’s Active Travel Strategy focuses on journeys of three miles or less. This means making active travel the first natural choice for local journeys by improving walking and cycling infrastructure to connect people to key destinations within communities.
There are huge benefits in increasing levels of Active Travel. Walking and cycling for day-to-day trips is an excellent way to improve your health, wellbeing and quality of life. When compared to driving it can also save you money on fuel and parking costs. Active Travel is a positive way to reduce traffic levels, and thus tackle air pollution, noise and emissions in our collective response to climate change.
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