Benefits of Investing in Cycling, a report by Dr. Rachel Aldred, Senior Lecturer in Transport, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster. Some choice statistics:
If people in urban England and Wales cycled and walked as much as people do in Copenhagen, the NHS could save around £17 billion within twenty years.
Shifting 10% of short urban trips outside London from car to cycle could save over 100 premature deaths from air pollution related illnesses annually.
If cycling was as safe in the UK as in The Netherlands we would see around 80 fewer cycle deaths each year.
Installing protected space for cycling can increase retail sales by up to a quarter.
Spotted by Ewen Maclean. Thanks, Ewen!
Labels: Cycling, Politics
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