Helen Pidd has been a good advocate for cycling in the Guardian for several years. Now quite senior there. Seems a cry for help...
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Meanwhile in Manchester
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Posted 8 years ago #
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From above -
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In 2011, when the last census was carried out, just 2.1% of people in Greater Manchester commuted by bike, compared with the national average of 2.8%, which may explain why developers didn’t have cyclists at the heart of their plans. But urban planners should surely be nudging residents on to their bikes by creating an environment that makes them feel safe when they dare to turn the pedals. At the last count, 29% of workers in Cambridge biked to work. Why? Because the city makes it easy for them to do so.
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Posted 8 years ago # -
It's thoroughly depressing but a great read, she nails a few aspects close to our hearts - potential for slipping on tram track, infra so poorly designed as to be unusable etc.
What makes it different from Edinburgh is that in many cases she finds it impossible to travel somewhere without putting her life at risk due to big and scary roads/roundabouts.
I rarely find that here, probably because for a city Edinburgh is relatively small (unlike, say Manchester or Glasgow) and has less of the "motorway" style roads in the centre - perhaps only WAR?
Posted 8 years ago # -
Did I ever mention the time I got lost in Gorgie and stumbled on a canal filled with gravel that seemed to be going my way?
It was the WAR closed and under repair.
Edinburgh's cyclability has survived by both accident and hard work I suspect. Feels like we're sprinting to stay still.
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