1. Future Visions: Scope for change
Rachel Aldred
Reader in Transport, Westminster University
Director of the Active Travel Academy
rachelaldred.org
@RachelAldred

2. 1. We are living in the wake of an extraordinary social transition

3. Total distance by cycle and by car, UK

4. In 1949, cycling represented 34% of vehicular road traffic, but by 1970 only 2%.

5. 2. Our entire transport system constantly tells us ‘Use a car’

8. Pic: Darlocyclesick, 2018

10. 3. But Travel cultures can change again – and quickly

11. Most trips are short, but the car dominates even these journeys

12. Current (2011 School Census) cycling to school
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13. If English children cycled at Dutch rates to school, by distance and hilliness
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14. Growth in cycling mode share, selected cities
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15. Growth in cycling mode share, selected cities
From 0.5% to 8% in fifteen years
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16. Photo: Claudio Olivares Medina.

17. Evolution of the network of cycle paths in Seville
Evolution of the network of cycle paths in Seville.Source: Municipality of Seville.

18. 4. Bold and consistent policy and messaging are needed

19. There are few (effective) carrots without sticks…

20. There are few (effective) carrots without sticks…

21. Harbor Drive, Portland, 1950s

22. And the same area now
See for more examples

23. Photos: Archive of the Municipality of Seville and Ricardo Marqués.

24. Photos: Archive of the Municipality of Seville and Ricardo Marqués.

25. In Central London, the congestion charge allowed 25% of road space to be allocated from cars to buses and walking
Space allocated to private motorised traffic
(1996 = 100)

26. Travel in London 11 , ONS mid-year population predictions

27. Space reallocation under London’s mini-Hollands programme
Travel in London 11, TfL

28. Space reallocation under London’s mini-Hollands programme
Travel in London 11, TfL

29. Published in Travel in London 11, TfL

30. Future Visions: Scope for change
Rachel Aldred
Reader in Transport, Westminster University
Director of the Active Travel Academy
rachelaldred.org
@RachelAldred