http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: New Government cycling reports en Tue, 19 May 2026 05:30:11 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16222#post-215496 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:23:22 +0000 chdot 215496@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From BikeBiz article -</p> <p>"</p> <p>The academics who created the tool and did the literature review warn that “building small amounts of infrastructure in isolation, where a wider cycle network remains poor and cycling levels are low, may have relatively little effect.”</p> <p>Instead, “it is important to follow desire lines and where needed improve the quality of the surrounding cycle network.”</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16222#post-215495 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:30:45 +0000 Stickman 215495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Two new cycling reports which will be roundly ignored, saying all the things we already know:</p> <p>- people want safe segregated routes; build them and people will use them<br /> - bikes bring business, especially to local shops</p> <p>Article about them here: <a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/government-publishes-go-dutch-cycling-reports-but-ignores-them/019348" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/government-publishes-go-dutch-cycling-reports-but-ignores-them/019348</a></p> <p>Reports here: </p> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/510268/national-propensity-to-cycle-full-report.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/510268/national-propensity-to-cycle-full-report.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509587/value-of-cycling.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509587/value-of-cycling.pdf</a> </p>