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Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will
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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.
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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.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/21/cycling-changing-at-speed-britain-keeping-pace
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