Selected slides from presentation by Professor Colin Pooley, leader of the joint universities Understanding Walking & Cycling study. Presented at Spokes Public Meeting [Slides selected to show important conclusions and recommendations]. For a report on the meeting, links to relevant documents and to the full presentation go to [March 26 news item]

Understanding cycling: past, present and possible futures Colin G Pooley Spokes Public Meeting 24 March 2014 For a report and links to relevant documents and to the presentation go to [March 26 news item]

Key influences on walking and cycling Physical environment: risk, (connectivity, land-use mix) Household and family (children, trip chaining, space etc) Perceptions of normality: car use is habitual and expected

What needs to change? Make using cars for short trips in urban areas more difficult Make using cars for short trips in urban areas feel abnormal Make cycling easy, safe and comfortable Make cycling normal

Making cycling easy (providing the best possible cycling environment on different routes) Fully separated cycle and pedestrian routes on all arterial roads. Restrictions on traffic speeds, parking, access etc on all residential roads Adopt ‘strict liability’ on roads to protect the most vulnerable road users Changes to structure of cities to make accessing services by bike easy, and storing and parking bikes easy Societal and economic changes to give people flexibility to travel more sustainably (flexi hours, school provision etc) Change the image of cycling so that it becomes ‘normal’

Further information Pooley, C., Tight, M., Jones, T., Horton, D. Scheldeman, G. Jopson, A. Mullen, C. Strano, E. and Constantine, S. (2011) Understanding Walking and Cycling: Summary of key findings and recommendations (Lancaster: Lancaster University) rt.pdf rt.pdf Pooley, C. with Jones, T., Tight, M. Horton, D., Scheldeman, G., Mullen, C., Jopson, A. and Strano, E. (2013) Promoting walking and cycling: new perspectives on sustainable travel (Bristol: The Policy Press). d&st1=Pooley&m=1&dc=2 d&st1=Pooley&m=1&dc=2 UWAC Policy Briefing: