| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | |
| Posted by: | Kieran Fox | |
| Date/Time: | 23/05/22 11:58:00 |
| Well Paul, now obviously I must respond 😊. I like the idea of the cycle lane. When my children are older, I hope they will be safer when using it to cycle. Now their main form of travel is walking and public transport, with the odd car journey thrown in for journeys where public transport is not practical. Bikes and scooters are used as well, but more for fun. Busses and the tube are more important than bikes when we travel. I question the efficiency of having the cycle lane and the overall benefits to travel in London it delivers. The following TFL Travel in London Report delivers some interesting figures and summaries on cycling https://content.tfl.gov.uk/travel-in-london-report-12.pdf It suggests to me that cycle lanes actually benefit a small section of the population. Active travel: Cycling in London Summary (Page 109) According to the LTDS, in 2018/19 just below 21 per cent of Londoners reported having cycled at least once in the last year, which is the lowest proportion since 2010/11. This strongly suggests that the growth in cycling observed in volumetric counts is driven by population growth, and by people who already cycle making more trips. Most people who cycle in London do so quite regularly and have been doing so for more than five years. They also tend to be mostly male, white, in employment, and with relatively higher household incomes. The cycle intercept surveys on cycle routes that were opened in 2018 show good overall user satisfaction with the improvements and a positive correlation between the provision of cycling infrastructure and the perception of safety, which may be stronger where the infrastructure is segregated. They also show that the demographic profile of users of these new cycle routes is not markedly different to that of the general cycling population in London. Most users of cycle routes where TfL has invested in cycling are people who also live in London, cycle very regularly, and who have been cycling on that route for a relatively long time. However, almost 75 per cent of users consider the cycling facilities along the route a significant factor in their choice of mode and route for that journey. |