CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?“ http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?“ en Fri, 01 May 2026 20:24:49 +0000 LaidBack on "“Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?“" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21854#post-382549 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:41:14 +0000 LaidBack 382549@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wondered about Manchester?<br /> There is a table of ten top UK cycling cities somewhere I'm sure. </p> chdot on "“Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?“" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21854#post-382548 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:31:59 +0000 chdot 382548@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Glasgow(?) </p> LaidBack on "“Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?“" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21854#post-382547 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:49:38 +0000 LaidBack 382547@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>A handful of other places have seen increases in bike use, albeit less spectacularly.</blockquote></p> <p>Where are these 'other places'? Is the Guardian or CC forumers prepared to make their location public? ;-) </p> chdot on "“Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?“" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21854#post-382542 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:16:40 +0000 chdot 382542@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will </p> <p>…</p> <p>It is, however, not a picture of unqualified gloom. London is experiencing a sustained cycling boom, now at nearly 1.5m trips a day, 43% higher than 2019. A handful of other places have seen increases in bike use, albeit less spectacularly.</p> <p>…</p> <p>He adds: “Existential is this rather ghastly word, but it’s true: unless we can do what Europe does, what is going to happen to the UK cycle market is it’s going to be a leisure market, like golf or tennis or badminton or anything else.”</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/21/cycling-changing-at-speed-britain-keeping-pace" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/21/cycling-changing-at-speed-britain-keeping-pace</a></p> <p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54998475445_8bfa95cf02_z.jpg"> </p>