Great (huge) article thanks!. But, coming from a public health perspective, they don't really address how collective action can result in better infrastructure >>>more cycling! There are some shining examples of the former in London. The momentum appears to have been mantained, too. The group I referred to had 5 members in 1994 - 1000 on the listserv now.
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Subject: Re: Melbourne developments
Thanks Simon - very interesting.
There was one other major factor behind the increase in cycling in London along with congestion charge and the massive increase in good quality cycle infrastructure: the 7/7 bombings. There are few proper data on this but evidence of a spike in cycling afterwards, and loads of stories of bike shops being swamped as people avoided public transport. Not something to replicate elsewhere...
Good evidence is contained in this article:
http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher/Pucher_Dill_Handy10.pdf
Nick Cavill
Public Health Advisor
Cycling England
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