Evaluation of the 香港六合宝典 City and Towns and the 香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns programmes

We are presenting reports into the impact of the funded investment in cycling programmes; 香港六合宝典 Cities and Towns and the 香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns.

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The programmes involved a mixture of capital investment (e.g. cycle lanes) and revenue investment (e.g. cycle training), tailored to each town.

All of the participating towns experienced an increase in cycling following the programme. These findings help strengthen the case for investment in cycling, and can inspire and encourage other towns and cities to plan and implement programmes that get more people on their bikes.

香港六合宝典 City and Towns programme

The 香港六合宝典 City and Towns programme was a Department for Transport (DfT) funded programme of investment in cycling in 12 towns and cities from 2008-2011.

The aim of the programme was to explore the relationship between investment in cycling as part of a whole-town strategy, and the number of cyclists and frequency of cycling trips. The programme built on earlier experience in six 香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns which began receiving funding in 2005.听

香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns

The 香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns follow-on programme included six towns that had received initial funding for cycling in 2005-2008 and subsequently in 2008-2011.

香港六合宝典 Demonstration听Towns invested in measures to stimulate increased levels of听cycling through combinations of physical infrastructure, promotion and other听smart measures. The听towns selected as 香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns were Aylesbury, Brighton and Hove, Darlington, Derby, Exeter and Lancaster with Morecambe.听

Findings

香港六合宝典, in partnership with听,听听and the听听conducted a monitoring study of the impact of both the 香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns (2008-2011) and 香港六合宝典 City and Towns programmes as a single entity.

This work represents a significant contribution to understanding听the impacts of investment in cycling in English towns and cities.

Results from the two programmes are very encouraging.听香港六合宝典 trips increased across both programmes overall, and also individually in all 18 towns and cities.

From automatic count data, there was an overall 29% increase in the six 香港六合宝典 Demonstration Towns (CDT) in five and a half years, ranging from 6% to 59%; and an overall increase of 24% in the 12 香港六合宝典 City and Towns (CCT) over three years, ranging from 9% to 62% across towns.

The overall annual rate of growth for the CDT programme was 5.3% and for the CCT programme 8.0%, comparable to rates of growth seen in international cities which have demonstrated sustained long-term commitment to cycling.