National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) - for DfT
Publication date:
March 2015
Abstract:
Research that shows Bikeability training does give children more confidence to negotiate roads, but doesn't appear to lead to any increase in cycling frequency among children.
Achieving the Mayor’s Vision for Cycling in London (March 2013) will, amongst other things, require London practitioners to apply tried-and- tested techniques from around the world to the London context, and to innovate as necessary. To this end, TfL commissioned a study of selected cities, to understand better what makes for success in relation to cycle infrastructure, safety and culture. The study was tasked to focus on design approaches in cities with high levels of cycling and/or recent significant growth in cycling numbers.
Another example this week of a simple, cheap and effective way of converting streets into proper 'access streets', by closing them as through routes to motor traffic, while leaving them open to wal
This week's Good Facility is a reminder that - once upon a time - when Britain built big roundabouts, we didn't forget about walking and cycling, and that we also managed to build underpasses that
