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Bristol is the most active city in the UK, and the 8th most active in the world
"He also knew that Bristol faced significant problems with congestion, contributing to lost productivity and high pollution costs. Continued growth exacerbates the problem. He also saw that people in the city's wealthiest neighborhoods were expected to live 10 years longer than people in the city's poorest neighborhoods.
"His solution is to create a vision for Bristol that is healthier for all citizens. When it comes to building physical activity into daily life, Bristol has some opportunities that other cities do not."
The only UK city to be mentioned in the report, Bristol “was already well on its way to becoming an active transport leader with a heavy focus on walking and cycling at the time Mayor Ferguson was elected,” the report notes.
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http://road.cc/content/news/154767-bristol-most-active-city-uk-and-8th-most-active-world
Of course Bristol has been the home of Sustrans for 38 years and did well out of DofT 'cycling cities' money - not available/replicated in Scotland.
BUT Bristol and Edinburgh were the only two UK cities to sign -
http://www.ecf.com/about-us/manifesto/charter-of-brussels
(Includes 15% of journeys by bike target.)
So CEC really ought to be doing more/better than it is.
Still 5 years to (end of) 2020 so anything is possible.
(CEC has made it easier by decreeing that the 15% is journeys to work, not ALL journeys)
http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12328&page=2#post-146471)
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