Guidance
What is this guidance about?
This guidance aims to set out how people can be encouraged to increase the amount they walk or cycle for travel or recreation purposes. This will help meet public health and other goals (for instance, to reduce traffic congestion, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions). The recommendations cover:
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policy and planning
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local programmes
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schools, workplaces and the NHS.
This guidance does not cover:
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Environmental changes to encourage walking or cycling. (see the NICE guideline on physical activity and the environment covers the physical infrastructure and planning needed to make non-motorised transport an easier option.)
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National actions to support walking and cycling, such as fiscal measures and other policy interventions to alter the balance between active and motorised travel in terms of cost and convenience.
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Measures to reduce the risk of unintentional injuries from walking and cycling. (See the NICE guideline on strategies to prevent unintentional injuries among under-15s.)
Who is this guidance for?
The guidance is for commissioners, managers and practitioners involved in physical activity promotion or who work in the environment, parks and leisure or transport planning sectors. They could be working in local authorities, the NHS and other organisations in the public, private, voluntary and community sectors. It is also aimed at:
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employers
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estate managers
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highways authorities
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those involved in land use planning and development control
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private developers
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public transport operators
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those involved in carbon reduction or sustainability planning
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others responsible for workplace travel, carbon reduction or sustainability plans.
In addition, it will be of interest to people who promote walking and cycling in an unpaid capacity, those who want to walk or cycle and other members of the public.