Pro-bike Devon gets further cycling cash

According to the Devon Morning Star, the funding from Cycling England’s ‘Finding New Solutions’ initiative will help the county to promote leisure cycling and to find out if this encourages more people to cycle more regularly.

Devon County Council will be looking to introduce people to cycling who may not otherwise consider taking to two wheels, as well as making cycle hire more affordable for families, and improving accessibility to routes for people with disabilities, said the newspaper.

Devon County Council is one of the most pro-bicycle councils in the UK. Its cycle to work scheme is actively promoted to council staff.

Cycle access to holiday parks and tourist accommodation will also be improved to make it possible for visitors to cycle, as well as exploring how to upgrade links to the railway network to encourage people to take their bikes on trains.

The new funding adds to Devon County Council’s £25m investment up to 2012 as part of a new cycling strategy to make Devon a premier destination for cycling tourism.