# 5,000 walking and cycling routes by 2030

> “deliver 5,000 new walking, wheeling and cycling routes and 10,000 safer crossings by 2030 - a commitment backed by £4.5 billion in investment to make active travel a practical choice for millions more journeys”
>
> — HM Government; Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's report on healthy ageing and physical activity, 22 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Transport & economy](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/transport-and-economy)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 22 October 2026
- **Where:** Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's report on healthy ageing and physical activity
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2030
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** People walking, wheeling and cycling
- **When:** By 2030
- **Paid for by:** £4.5 billion of investment in active travel
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-hsccs-report-on-healthy-ageing-and-physical-activity/government-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committees-eighth-report-of-2024-to-2026-healthy-ageing-physical-activity-in-an-ageing-society (checked word for word at its source on 25 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 25 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-active-travel-routes-2030

## Where it stands

The commitment is listed in the government's response to a Commons committee report on physical activity in an ageing society. The response does not say when the £4.5 billion is spent, where the routes go or how many exist today. The card moves when the government reports routes and crossings built.

## Timeline

- 22 October 2026, Promised: The government commits to 5,000 new walking, wheeling and cycling routes and 10,000 safer crossings by 2030
- 31 December 2030, Deadline (to come): 5,000 routes and 10,000 crossings due by 2030

## About the cost

£4.5 billion in investment, with no period given, so no yearly figure is shown.

## Sources

- [Department of Health and Social Care, 22 Oct 2026: Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's eighth report of 2024 to 2026 - Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-hsccs-report-on-healthy-ageing-and-physical-activity/government-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committees-eighth-report-of-2024-to-2026-healthy-ageing-physical-activity-in-an-ageing-society)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 25 October 2026.

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