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This briefing provides an overview of the role of the bicycle as a mode of transport, in particular looking at the:
Overall context of transport issues in urban areas;
Economic, ecological, social and urban benefits of cycling;
Role of cycling as a potential solution to urban transportation issues;
Potential for links between cycling and public transport; and
Role of cycling across Europe.
Bicycling is an important part of the solution to many urban transportation issues. The growing increase in motor vehicle use is burdening cities with increasing problems and costs related to congestion, accidents, loss of amenity and space, noise, poor quality of life, poor accessibility, pollution, poor urban air quality and energy consumption, having adverse effects on both the natural and built environment (McClintock, 1992; Alayo et al., 1998). [Motor vehicle] “traffic, instead of serving cities, is consuming them” (UITP 1996).
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