Cycling for transport is down in the U.K., according to a new and large survey by Sport England. HSBC-sponsored British Cycling puts the malaise down to a lack of cycling infrastructure.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to encourage those who don’t currently cycle to get on a bike.The dearth of high-quality joined-up cycle infrastructure in the U.K. is one of the reasons for the drop-off in transport cycling, said Our insight tells us that perceptions of safety and access to pleasant, traffic-free spaces to ride remain the biggest deterrents preventing more people from cycling.
He flags the fact that cities such as Manchester and London are building for cyclists – and seeing results – but more needs to be done at a national level: The government in Westminster needs to redouble its efforts and investment to achieve significant and sustained change nationally. We work as part of the Walking and Cycling Alliance to make the case with the Department for Transport to rebalance transport spend in favor of cycling, and hope that today’s figures will further strengthen the case as we head into the next Government Spending Review period.
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