Where’s the best place to ride in the UK and which roads are riders being short-changed on when it comes to maintenance? Where are cyclists most likely to get the best prices for a new bike and which places are they most likely to have their bikes stolen?
For a true picture of the state of cycling in Britain today, we've adopted the statistician’s cap and leafed our way through mountains of official cycling statistics pedalling their way around the UK to determine the current state of cycling in Britain's cities.
The 2015 Sport England Active People Survey reveals that 2,069,200 adults in England alone now ride regularly. Throughout the whole of Great Britain, the latest National Travel Survey shows about 8 percent of the population cycle three or more times a week — that’s 5.1-million people in all. The number of miles cycled altogether (3.25 billion) has risen 3.8 percent in the past year (more than either by motorcycle or bus). And according to Mintel, 31 percent of women are now saying that they are cyclists — up from 26 percent in 2014.
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Throughout Britain 3.63-million cycles were sold last year, around 8 percent more than the year before, and 98.6 percent of them are imported. On the downside, those local authorities charged with making roads safer and cities more accessible have been hit with budget cuts and policy shifts that could set back much of the good work. The Department for Transport’s own data shows that 61 percent of Brits still believe that it is too dangerous for them to cycle on the roads. So, onto more stats…
1. Popularity
Most popular city for cycling
Topping the list is Cambridge, whose residents (33%) cycle at least three times a week with almost half the adults riding at least once a week. So what does Cambridge do so well?
Least popular city for cycling
2. Pollution
Most polluted city
3. Facilities
Best for services
4. Roads
Best for pothole repairs
5. Infrastructure
Cities making the greatest improvements
- Leicester…The walkers of Leicester are increasingly turning to pedal power in a way that’s not only improving the quality of life in the east Midlands city but is also proving to be an inspiration for others. The implementation of a cycle-biased street planning initiative, Connecting Leicester, has seen cycling overtake driving and taking the bus as the main vehicle for visitors travelling to the shops in the city.
- Leeds… On the back of hosting the inaugural stage of the Tour de France in 2014, Leeds has become one of the UK’s leading cycling success stories with the highest growth in the number of cyclists in any city following the race — a 15 percent increase in bike users in and around the city.
- Liverpool… Following the city’s successful Bike2Work scheme, Liverpool’s council has pledged a substantial investment in the creation of a network of safe cycle routes and safety improvements as part of a ‘Cycling Revolution’ strategy aiming to increase the numbers of people cycling regularly by 2017 from 15,000 to 45,000.
6. Safety
Where do city-centre cyclists feel in most danger?
7. Commuting
Best city for seeing a significant rise in commuting cyclists
8. Security
Worst city for finding just a busted bike lock left on the railings
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