Active travel includes walking, wheeling and cycling for everyday journeys. There are a range of benefits of active travel including improved public health and air quality, increased road safety, reduced carbon emissions and supporting more efficient transport systems. It includes:

Walking - The most sustainable option, requiring no fuel, and helping people to be more active, with benefits for their health.
Wheeling - An alternative to foot/pedestrian-based mobility. Includes wheeled mobilities such as manual self-propelled or assistant-propelled wheelchairs.
Cycling - An active, efficient, low-emission mode of transport that also improves fitness.

The Department for Transport has set out four objectives for active travel to be delivered by Active Travel England, working in partnership with local authorities.

Increasing the percentage of short journeys in towns and cities that are walked or cycled.
Increase people’s annual walking activity.
Double rates of cycling.
Increase the percentage of children aged 5 to 10 who usually walk to school.

Have your say on walking, wheeling and cycling

Our Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan includes improvements for Hartford, Helsby, Weaverham, Neston and Frodsham and we want to develop these further.

Thank you to all local residents who gave us their ideas for improving these areas for walking, wheeling and cycling through drop-in sessions and an online survey in September and October this year. We are now assessing this feedback.

Location	Start date	Finish date
Northwich Active Travel	Monday 2 March 2026	Friday 17 July 2026
Ellesmere Port Active Travel	Monday 26 January 2026	Tuesday 12 May 2026

Our work programmes

Active Travel schemes