Recent Changes
The number cycling in the city of London has grown in recent years. For example, the introduction of two new "cycle superhighways" led to an increase of cycling numbers on those routes by 70% overall (one of the two routes actually doubled in numbers) within one year to 2010.
Growth is assisted by governmental encouragement of cycling and the construction of improvements to enable safe and efficient cycling. Other conditions are:
- Bicycle advocacy
- cost of public transport and running private cars, including the London congestion charge and petrol price increases.
- safer roads for cyclists, this includes allowing cycling in bus lanes, 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) default limits, and redesign of roads to make cycling safer.
- better support facilities, including parking spaces
- better bicycles and gear, including waterproof bags and panniers, better lighting
- concern over terrorism on public transport networks since the 2005 bombings
In 2009 London real estate agents reported that close-by bike paths and on-site bike parking facilities were influencing the decisions of prospective property buyers and tenants.
Read more about this topic: Cycling In London