This briefing, from Cambridge Cycling Campaign sets out our aspirations
for the new developments being planned for the Cambridge sub-region.
In it, we summarise the best way to provide for cycling in these new developments.
Cycling fits perfectly with a range of national policy on transport, health, the environment and CO2 reduction; it also dovetails well with the government’s desire for ‘eco-towns’.
This publication is aimed at those interested in developing health and transport policies; those involved in partnership work with local authorities; those with responsibilities for NHS estates; and those developing work where transport will play a significant part. These may include:
Every day European cities demonstrate that a reduction in the use of private cars is not just desirable but feasible. Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bremen, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Ferrara, Graz and Strasbourg apply incentives that favour public transport, car-sharing and bicycles, along with restrictive measures on the use of private cars in their town centres.
The Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) established by the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management was rounded off after seven years in late 1997 with a comprehensive evaluation. This evaluation was then published in a final report, together with a description of all projects that had been carried out (Verkeer en Waterstaat [Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management], 1998). An abridged version has been included in this publication in response to international interest in the activities of the Bicycle Master Plan project group.
Publication containing ten urban reports which show how bicycle policy has contributed to increased bicycle use in the long term. Ten unique yet similar stories which can serve as an example of how high bicycle use can be achieved in the long term.
The ten stories are mainly specifications of the general line of ‘long term’ and ‘integral’. Each city has a different story, with different emphases based on the local situation. The differences and similarities between the ten stories are analysed further at the end of this publication.
