Planning for Cycling

Creating an effective policy for cycling is an essential part of developing a sustainable transport strategy and is becoming an increasingly important part of urban planning. Successful cycling planning depends on combining improvements to infrastructure with education about the benefits of increasing cycle usage. Drawing on a wealth of international examples, with a wide range of contributions from America, Australia, and Europe, this book sums up many of the lessons learned and shows how they can be applied in improving urban planning. The contributors examine national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world and include topics such as the creation of "homezones", changes to existing road and rail infrastructure, and the integration of cycling with public transport. Chapters highlight education as a critical element in cycling planning and covers the promotion of bicycling and developing healthy travel habits in the young, look at the complex relationship between cars and cycling and discuss how roads can be successfully shared between these two modes of transport.