Investing in cycling pays off, but ministers are ignoring the evidence
A report shows that when bike lanes are built, people cycle more and drive less
If you took a time machine back to John Dobson Street in central Newcastle in 2013, you’d be struck by its transformation in the years since.
An inhospitable dual carriageway has been replaced by a single carriageway with wider pavements and a 400m bike lane. The result: a fourfold increase in people cycling along the route.
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