Pro Low Traffic Neighbourhoods Charity Receives Millions of Public Money

Critics question the way the cycling charity may operate and ‘lobby’, as its senior executives receive a huge rise in salaries.

Bollards in a street in Cowley near Oxford, to create a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN), on May 5, 2021. Steve Parsons/PA

A cycling charity that received substantial amounts of public funds to implement low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), has disclosed a substantial increase in its financial assets and executive compensation.

Sustrans, an organisation that has advocated for LTNs for several years, reported having £165 million in “cash or cash equivalents” in its bank accounts for the 2022-2023 financial year.