Benefits of Active Travel
Everyone benefits when more people walk, wheel and cycle.
Active travel is good for your physical and mental health, and increased rates of active travel as an alternative to the car brings wider health benefits from:
- improved air quality
- reduced road danger
- increased community cohesion.
Find out more about the benefits of Active Travel
According to the Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index 2023, every year walking, wheeling and cycling in index cities results in:
- 4,251 serious long-term health conditions prevented
- 90,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions saved
- £1.1 billion in economic benefit for individuals and index cities
- Up to 440,000 cars taken off the road every day
- £53.6 million savings a year for the NHS (£11 million saved by cycling and £42.6m saved by people walking and wheeling)