Officials admit driving to meeting on encouraging walking and cycling
He said living outside of Torfaen meant he drove to the council offices "maybe twice a week" but worked remotely as much as he could.
"In a previous employment all my travel to work was either cycling or running and I’m really missing that at the moment as you can probably tell by the profile," said Mr Thomas rubbing his belly as he finished speaking.Torfaen council is considering showers and cycling storage for employees a its civic centres, like this one one in Pontypool
The council’s dedicated active travel officer Donna Edwards confessed: "I came by car today but I do try and walk or cycle everywhere I possibly can." Its group leader for highways and climate change, Michele Mitchell, said she "totally agreed" the team should be setting an example."It’s a time constraint when you’ve got to be in a meeting by nine o’clock and get to another meeting," she said, adding there were "other challenges" for working parents."I used my preferred method of driving by vehicle," he said.
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