Cycling is on the increase in conurbations and cities across England, but county councils continue to face an uphill struggle.
Highway authorities in Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and Greater Bristol are on track to meet or exceed their targets to increase the number of cycling trips, according to delivery reports for the second local transport plans. The four Avon authorities report that cycling trips have grown by 27% since 2003/04, almost meeting the joint local transport plan target of 30% rise by 2010/11 three years early.
This follows LTP2 measures to provide and protect high-quality cycle routes into main centres. Cycling trips in county councils, meanwhile, did not increase in line with aims. Cycling fell in some shire areas, such as Cheshire, Shropshire and Dorset, according to LTP2 delivery reports.
Cheshire and Shropshire hope extra investment brought by securing Cycling Town status for Chester and Shrewsbury will reverse the decline.
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