“Fundamentally, the simple answer is it is quicker, easier and more convenient to go by bike in many of the cycling cities I visited. Why this is and how this can be achieved varies from place to place, but all cycling cities benefit from the social, environmental and economic outcomes that arrive with higher levels of cycling. Reaching similar levels of cycling in Australia’s towns and cities will take a monumental shift in governance, planning, expertise and community perceptions. But one of the key learnings from my trip is that with bold political leadership, a sustained, consistent policy approach and passionate support from at least some in the community, change can happen.”
Successful cycling policies and programs in regional centres and smaller cities in the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and France, by Jo Cruickshank, Churchill Fellow, May 2019, p.9
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