Hi David
I was interested to read about your book so had a quick look at the website. I’m particularly interested in inclusive cycling (ie for disabled people) so was surprised to find (under the section "The less well off lose out again"):
"The evidence is sparse and much of the health debate in transport is over trying to get more people walking and cycling. This provides an excellent starting point; it is beneficial for personal health and for the quality of the local environment, and these forms of transport are available to all, but the disabled.“
Disabled people definitely do cycle and more would do if the profile was higher (and of course, road space was reallocated towards cycling!). It has the same benefits as for non-disabled people and one additional one - it mitigates impairment. Designing for disabled people means designing for people using a range of non-standard cycles, as well as for bicycles. It also drives the creation of the everyday cycling culture that is needed. I have over 10 years of experience and interest in supporting disabled cyclists, starting Wheels for Wellbeing (WfW) http://wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk in south London in 2007 (I no longer work there - I'm an occupational therapy student). WfW now campaigns for disabled cyclists and has had some success in amending design guidance in London and nationally.
I'd be very happy to meet up and/ or discuss this further if it is of interest to you or your team.
Best wishes
Janet Paske
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The power of inclusive cycling https://janetpaskeblog.wordpress.com
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