30 March 2011 - 1 January 0001, 00:00 -

Going Up a Gear Urban Cycling Beyond London

Time: 9am
Place: Sheffield – Venue to be announced shortly 

The last few years have seen substantial investment and some major successes in getting more people cycling in urban areas. London and all six Cycling Demonstration Towns have shown that it is possible to get more people cycling, more safely, and more often. With wider transport funding under pressure, and the new focus provided by the local sustainable transport fund, there is now an is the opportunity for a renewed focus on the massive potential for delivering wider transport and environmental goals through raising cycling levels in urban areas.

After three years of the Cycling Demonstration Towns, as well as the investment and innovation in London and other UK cities, this conference provides an opportunity to take stock and to analyse just what are the best and most cost effective ways to promote cycling and increasing the number of cyclists in urban areas. In the new environment of budget cuts how can this momentum be maintained and the work of Cycling England be carried forward? It will bring together all those involved in promoting cycling to debate, identify and take forward ways in which the current momentum can be maintained despite public spending reductions, and a real step-change in the number of people cycling in UK towns and cities can be achieved aiming to bring cycling’s modal share in the UK up towards the levels seen in some northern European cities.

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Call Russell Jones on 02077871210 or email marketing@thewaterfront.co.uk