Welsh Assembly Government plans to get more adults walking and cycling to work must yield better results, says Shadow Minister for Equality Mohammad Asghar.
Mr Asghar, who represents South Wales East, was commenting on a monitoring report of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Walking and Cycling Action Plan 2009-2013 which shows that little or no improvement has been made in increasing the numbers of adults who to choose to walk or cycle to their place of work.
Speaking in the Senedd on Wednesday, Mr Asghar said: “A key step to improving the environment is to reduce people’s reliance on cars, as doing so would cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote a healthier lifestyle”.
He added: “It was disappointing to read an update on the walking and cycling action plan for 2009-13, which shows that, with regard to the number of adults who were walking or cycling to work, there has been little or no improvement since the plan was first published in December 2008”.
