> **The proportion of journeys walked and cycled last year stood at 33.4 per cent, up from 23.3 per cent in 2019**, and during 2020 the number of journeys by bike **at weekends was regularly double** that of the previous year.
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While the total number of trips made in 2020 showed a dramatic decrease on the preceding 12 months, with people heeding government advice to work from home where possible, stay at home and avoid public transport, **the number of cycling journeys rose by 6.4 per cent, also encouraged by lower levels of motor traffic particularly during lockdown.**
Who would have though that fewer cars + new cycle lanes means more bikes?
Isn’t the overwhelming increase in walking more than anything else.
Because 2020 is an outlier year in many ways hopefully the 5.3% number can stay at least as level this year since this year was more normal. Even if it stays at 5.3% for next year,which should be pretty much as normal as pre covid, I’d be happy with the number.
But of course after that I’d want it to go up more. 5% is a massive milestone if it can stay above that for this and next year.
The percentage of car journies in London will always continue to drop simply due to all the massive developments going up in central and inner London which tend to have parking spaces for between 0% and 17% of the homes. So by default the proportion of journies by car in certain areas will decline until they hit the teens%.
And yet London is still about to build a massive river crossing tunnel next to an existing 4 lane one both of which specifically ban pedestrians and cyclists.
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> **The proportion of journeys walked and cycled last year stood at 33.4 per cent, up from 23.3 per cent in 2019**, and during 2020 the number of journeys by bike **at weekends was regularly double** that of the previous year.
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While the total number of trips made in 2020 showed a dramatic decrease on the preceding 12 months, with people heeding government advice to work from home where possible, stay at home and avoid public transport, **the number of cycling journeys rose by 6.4 per cent, also encouraged by lower levels of motor traffic particularly during lockdown.**
Who would have though that fewer cars + new cycle lanes means more bikes?
Isn’t the overwhelming increase in walking more than anything else.
Because 2020 is an outlier year in many ways hopefully the 5.3% number can stay at least as level this year since this year was more normal. Even if it stays at 5.3% for next year,which should be pretty much as normal as pre covid, I’d be happy with the number.
But of course after that I’d want it to go up more. 5% is a massive milestone if it can stay above that for this and next year.
The percentage of car journies in London will always continue to drop simply due to all the massive developments going up in central and inner London which tend to have parking spaces for between 0% and 17% of the homes. So by default the proportion of journies by car in certain areas will decline until they hit the teens%.
And yet London is still about to build a massive river crossing tunnel next to an existing 4 lane one both of which specifically ban pedestrians and cyclists.