The difference in price between bikes is usually down to the material used in the frame, and the quality of the brakes and gears. Cycle City Active City is the UK's most popularnetworking event for active travel professionals. In 2022, the event will focus on cities in transition to moreresilient, more active and more inclusive futures.

I hope hosting the conference in July will be a celebration of active travel in the region and enable more people to engage and understand the benefits than ever before.' Second-hand bikes are really affordable, and if you get one from a good bike shop they’ll usually guarantee that it’s in good shape. This video explains what to look for when you’re choosing a second-hand bike. Delegates can also visit them on exhibition booth C4 for an informal discussion about design and planning issues, giving you the opportunity to hear how Active Travel England will approach planning applications and design assessments.

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The Active Travel England team will be on hand to discuss plans, advise on their approach to planning applications and share best practice. If you want to discuss a plan, then please bring a scale drawing along. If you want to discuss a technical design or spatial planning issue, then we can also help. Cycle City Active City 2022 is supported by the Department for Transport as its annual active travel summit, and the conference plenaries, breakout and workshop sessions will run alongside Department for Transport-led sessions on delivering LCWIPs, CWIS2 and the role of Active Travel England.

Technical Appendices 2 and 3: Defining the counterfactualsand Potential effect of housing development and land use on the counterfactualSloman L (2019) Come and join us at Leicester Cycle Circuit on the last Saturday of each month, May to October 1pm – 4pm. This free monthly event gives you the chance to ride a dedicated cycle circuit as many times as you want at a pace that suits you. Cycling and walking can deliver against all threeareas, and as such isin the spotlight like never before. The plenary, breakout and workshop sessions will run alongside Department for Transport-led sessions on delivering LCWIPs, CWIS2 and the role of Active Travel England.mixed strategic cycle routes that combine quiet roads, paths through green space, lightly segregated paths and unsegregated cycle lanes Introduction from session Chair: Richard Armitage, Executive Director, European Cycle Logistics Federation ​ Visit them on exhibition booth C4 to book a 30-minute meeting, or for more informal discussions about design and planning issues. If you’re in a salaried job, you might be able to get your bike tax-free and spread the cost using the cycle to work scheme. Ask your employer if they’re taking part, or learn more about the scheme here. What cycling accessories do I need?

Initiatives such as Connecting Oxford, the introduction of a Workplace Parking Levy, and the evolving role of devolved bodies, for example England's Economic Heartland new regional strategy and devolution plans, make Oxfordshire an ideal testing ground. Plans are in progress to reduce single occupancy private car journeys in the drive to boost activity levels, improve air quality, reduce congestion and improve traveller safety. These challenges have unique drivers in small cities and county / rural areas, and Oxfordshire has proven itself to be especially innovative in rising to them. The Bicycle Association commissioned Transport for Quality of Life to produce three reports developing the evidence base on the contribution of cycling to Britain’s industrial strategy.This is even more important when you’re riding near parked cars, as people will occasionally open a car door in your path without looking. Make sure you keep plenty of space to avoid this. Safety in numbers CityConnect is funded by the Department for Transport’s Cycle City Ambition Grant – money ring-fenced for cycling and active travel improvements. Insights into the full value of cycling at sub-national level; showing on-the-ground work taking research into impact; and with the intent to take in all devolved administrations and English regions within five years Technical appendix 5: Compendium of interventionsCairns S, Hopkinson L, Schuller Z, Stoddart I, Heinen E and Sloman L (2019)

Says Dan Jarvis, Mayor of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority: 'In 2019 I appointed Dame Sarah Storey as the first Active Travel Commissioner for the region and ever since we have worked closely together to build a transformational programme to improve conditions for walking and cycling in South Yorkshire, including making the network much more accessible for disabled people. It is a mark of our progress and a great honour that Sheffield will host Cycle City Active City 2022. CWIS Active Travel Investment Models: model structure and evidence base – main reportSloman L, Cairns S, Green A, Hopkinson L and Perrotta F (2019) First, sit down and plan out a route. But don’t reach straight for Google Maps – their cycling directions aren’t great for avoiding busy roads. CycleStreets and Citymapper will calculate a quiet route for you, but take their directions with a pinch of salt. Citymapper only works in London, Manchester and Birmingham, and CycleStreets is slightly out of date in places. Children's cycling: how the cycling industry proposes to help support the right for every child to ride a bike with ease? This case study builds on existing air-quality monitoring in local schools and embeds 'rainbow routes' within a new research project collecting smartphone app-based data on active travel. The aim is to close data gaps and speed up interventions that favour safe, active and independent travel for children.CityConnect is one of the many projects supporting improvements to sustainable and active travel delivered by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Behave predictably. Use big, clear hand signals to show when you’re about to turn, especially if you’re going to cross a lane of traffic. The session will showcase examples of best practice in behaviour change project delivery, and provide information and advice about monitoring and evaluation