Bike Life Cardiff 2017 3 Who Is Cycling?
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2017 Cardiff There are substantial benefits Introducing to Cardiff from people cycling Over 12 million trips made by bike Bike Life in Cardiff in the past year Sustrans, the charity making it easier for Saving the NHS £699,000 annually, people to walk and cycle, is collaborating equivalent to the average salary of 30 nurses with seven cities in the UK – Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Bicycles take up to 11,008 cars off Cardiff’s Greater Manchester and Newcastle – roads each day, equal to a 33-mile tailback to report on progress towards making £28 million total benefit to Cardiff from people Forward motion cycling an attractive and everyday riding bikes for transport and leisure annually Our vision for cycling in Cardiff means of travel. There is huge potential for Cardiff is a city As well as reducing congestion, more people more people to ride bikes... with much to offer: on bikes also means lower carbon emissions, Edinburgh a rich heritage, better air quality, improved residents’ health 7% of Cardiff residents usually cycle leading universities, and a boost for the city’s economy. Belfast Newcastle to and from work major sporting and We have been busy setting out our plans cultural venues, a Greater 23% of people live within 125 metres of a for the phased implementation of new cycle Manchester flourishing creative cycle route superhighways, a new transport interchange Birmingham industries sector and and bike hub in Central Square, an upgrade of Cardiff 57% would like to start riding a bike, or extensive parkland popular routes and a potential on-street cycle Bristol could ride their bike more and waterfront areas. hire scheme. That’s why it’s one of ! 34% think cycling safety in Cardiff is good the best places to live These plans have been informed by our work and one of the fastest-growing cities in the UK. with Sustrans on Bike Life Cardiff and mark the Bike Life is inspired by the Copenhagen beginning of a new era for cycling in the city. Bicycle Account, and is an assessment With growth will come big opportunities for of city cycling development including Two of the statistics that stand out from the ...and public support to make Cardiff, but it will also bring challenges, so infrastructure, travel behaviour, independent research carried out for Bike Life getting our transport system right is one of our satisfaction, the impact of cycling, that happen Cardiff are that 79% of residents would like to top priorities. and new initiatives. see more money spent on cycling and 79% Residents in Cardiff think investing in more street Bikes already take the equivalent of a 33-mile support the building of protected cycle lanes, This is the second report from Cardiff space for cycling, walking and public transport, tailback off Cardiff’s roads each day, but our even when it means less room for other road following on from the original report is the best way to keep the city moving, improve transport system is still dominated by private people’s health, and reduce air pollution. users. published in 2015. The information in car journeys. this report comes from local cycling data, There is a lot to do and we know that we can’t 71% of residents say Cardiff would be a better If we are to accommodate Cardiff’s future modelling and a representative survey do this alone. This is why we will encourage place to live and work if more people cycled growth – and ease congestion – then we need of over 1,100 residents in Cardiff and welcome the active support of our to change the way we think about travelling conducted by ICM*. 79% of people would like to see more money partners, and most importantly the citizens around the city. Our target is for over 50% of spent on cycling of Cardiff, as we work to make Cardiff a truly More details on all seven Bike journeys to be made by bike, on foot, or by world class cycling city. Life city reports can be found at 70% of people would find protected roadside public transport by 2026. I think we need to be www.sustrans.org.uk/bikelife. cycle lanes very useful to help them cycle more even more ambitious than this, and a cycling Councillor Caro Wild Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning & Transport Our thanks to the people of Cardiff revolution is required to make it happen. 79% of residents support building more Cardiff Council who took part in the survey and who protected roadside cycle lanes, even when told us their stories in this report. this could mean less space for other road traffic * Survey conducted May-July 2017. 2 Bike Life Cardiff 2017 3 Who is cycling? In Cardiff, women and over 65s are under-represented when it comes to riding a bike. Age Gender Ethnicity Making 16-24: 24% 25-34: 18% progress Male: 65% White: 88% Provision and levels 35-44: 23% of cycling in Cardiff 45-54: 21% Black and Female: 35% 55-64: 10% Minority 34% in 2015 Ethnic: 12% Bike ownership in Cardiff 65+: 5% 16% in 2015 Cardiff Bike 4% in 2015 Cardiff Bike Cardiff Bike A bike gives people more choice for getting around, helping Car and adult bike residents riders** residents riders** residents riders** ownership by households them to reach jobs and services, and to see family and friends For age and gender, the division of Cardiff residents uses 2015 estimates. For ethnicity, it uses the 2011 census. more often. Bike only: 4% 52% in In Cardiff, just over half of households (53%) have access to 2015 at least one bike. Almost three quarters (71%) of households How often are people riding a bike? with children have at least one child’s bike. Car and bike: 49% 5-6 days a Once a Most households that own a car also own a bike. People use week: 3% fortnight: 2% Less often: 11% Never: 60% different modes for different journeys. Adult bike ownership by Car only: 32% households 1 bike: 21% 3 bikes: 8% 2-4 days a Once a month: 53% of Cardiff households have week: 8% 7% Neither: 15% access to a bike yet only Daily: 3% Once a No bikes: 47% 2 bikes: 18% 4+ bikes: 6% week: 7% 20% in 7% in 2015 2015 Car and bicycle ownership refers to the percentages of all people living in households that own cars/bikes. 20% 6% Note that census data is normally reported as the percentage of households with given numbers of cars. of residents cycle at of residents cycle at least once a week least 5 times a week What’s available and who’s aware? Where are people cycling? from from 22% from 1,797 78 miles in 2015 in 2015 in 2015 80 miles 23% 1,817 Number of trips in of cycle routes including of people live within 125 public bike parking the past year metres of a cycle route spaces, equivalent to Work: 4,058,000 50% from Leisure: of Cardiff residents’ 52 miles 40 bike riders per space 3,018,000 in 2015 cycle trips are for 54 miles work or education of routes physically separated from vehicles* Shopping 8% in 20 & other 2015 4% 254 purposeful 37% in from 3% in 2015 7% 2015 railway station trips: of Cardiff of all streets parking spaces for bikes, 3,007,000 38% residents of people are familiar in Cardiff have a equivalent to one parking College or University: 1,288,000 usually cycle with the traffic-free 20mph speed limit space for every 111 School: 750,000 to and from routes in Cardiff passengers per day work KEY Actual change: Statistically significant increase: No statistically significant change: Statistically significant decrease: * Includes protected bike lanes, shared footways and paths away from roads. 4 from xx in 2015 from xx in 2015 xx in 2015 from xx in 2015 ** Ridden a bike in the past four weeks when the survey was conducted in May – July 2017. Bike Life Cardiff 2017 5 20mph limit, Pontcanna Following the successful pilot of 20mph limits in Cathays and Roath, expansion to other parts of the city has begun, starting with the recent introduction of 20mph limits in Pontcanna. Reduced vehicle speeds improve conditions for cycling in residential areas and plans are now in place to extend 20mph limits to other parts of the city. Developing Watkiss Way Cycling Zebra Bike Life Crossing, Cardiff Bay What’s happened in Watkiss Way in Cardiff Bay is a new Cardiff since 2015 residential development built by Greenbank Partnerships. Thanks to the innovative scheme at Watkiss Way, people on bikes now have a parallel crossing point with Over the past decade Cardiff has grown significantly pedestrians. and gained a reputation as a great place to live, study, This means that for the first time, bikes have work and visit. Its first class shopping facilities, world right of way over vehicles when crossing the class venues and a busy calendar of sporting and road. This is part of the route from Pont Y Werin Bridge over the River Ely into this cultural events have made the city a major destination thriving part of Cardiff Bay. for visitors from across the UK and beyond. We know that a good city to cycle in, is a good city to live in. We also know that Ely River Bridge, Cowbridge as Cardiff continues to expand, the demands on its transport infrastructure will increase. Developing safe and attractive routes for cycling will help to manage Road West pressures on the city’s road network by providing people with an alternative to A new bridge for cyclists and pedestrians was the car, particularly for short, local journeys.