Published on Tuesday 11 July 2023
The Leader of BCP Council, Cllr Vikki Slade along with Councillor Andy Hadley, BCP Council’s portfolio holder for climate response, environment and energy, and representatives from BCP Council’s active travel team and Beryl were delighted to meet Chris Boardman, Active Travel Commissioner last week.
Councillor Vikki Slade said:
"It was a pleasure meeting Chris in Bournemouth and to talk with him about our progress, commitment and plans to encourage and facilitate local sustainable active travel. We hope that he’ll be able to visit again soon and come on a tour of our walking and cycling facilities and investments."
Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman, who was in Bournemouth speaking at the Local Government Association annual conference about active travel, said:
"It was fantastic to visit BCP Council and hear about their work to support transport decarbonisation.
"Active Travel England is committed to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to make cleaner, greener and healthier travel choices. That’s why we’re out visiting and working with local authorities to help them deliver schemes that enable residents to do their bit for the environment by getting around under their own steam."
You can find out more about what we're doing on our Transforming Travel pages.