The authors are calling on national and local governments to set targets for the proportion of trips made on foot, by bicycle and by public transport, including national targets of:
- Doubling the proportion of trips walked to 25 per cent by 2050.
- Doubling the proportion of cycling trips in each of the next decades, with the ultimate goal of 15 per cent of all trips being on bicycles by 2050.
- Increasing the proportion of all trips by public transport to 15 per cent by 2050.
The report's authors further recommend:
- The government develop a national promotion and education campaign to persuade people to walk or cycle to schools and work-places
- That investment is made in liveable cities and creating urban environments designed for people, rather than cars
- That new regulations are introduced to make walking and cycling safer
The report prominently cites health concerns as a key reason to not drive, because people need to exercise more. Is it a tacit acknowledgement of electric vehicles' (EVs) imminent takeover of global car fleets?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Snotnose on Tuesday April 30 2019, @10:35AM (1 child)
I rode my bike to work for about 10 years, there was only about 1/4 mile where I worried about getting hit. Speed limit was 25 though, and cars were usually going slower due to traffic lights.
Going to my health club is a whole nuther ball o' wax. It's not just me, I never see anyone on a bike on that stretch of road.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30 2019, @11:03AM
There may be roads where traffic is so fast and intense that they might be scary to ride on. But the solution is not to make segregated bicycle facilities, when that happens we lose our right to use the road.