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Richmond is to get £5million to encourage residents to ditch their cars.

From September the money, funded through Transport for London's (TfL) Smarter Travel programme, will see Richmond Council encourage people to cut the number of car trips to work, school and for pleasure.

TfL's Smarter Travel scheme has already seen more than 2,600 secure cycling parking spaces set up in London and £1.5million spent on funding car clubs.

Councillor David Trigg, cabinet member for traffic, transport and parking, said: "We are absolutely delighted that Richmond has been chosen for the second Smarter Travel programme. We see this as a huge opportunity for our council and our local area.

"We have decided to put the environment at the heart of everything we do. For us it is not enough simply to reduce our own carbon footprint - we want to work with our various partners including TfL to set an example for others.

"We are particularly proud of what is being achieved so far with our groundbreaking CO2 related parking charges.

"The significant injection of resources is going to enable us to drive forward our own green agenda - we can't wait to get going with this exciting programme."

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone said: "Since 2000, Londoners have started to change the way that they travel, with the capital becoming the only major world city to have achieved a shift from the use of cars toward public transport, walking and cycling.

"The improvements to public transport and the introduction of the congestion charge have been key to that shift, and Transport for London's Smarter Travel programmes have helped to show Londoners what can be achieved by acting locally, underpinning the message that we can all do something to tackle congestion and climate change."

4:08pm Thursday 13th March 2008

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