PPS 3 Access Movement and Parking·Page 35·5.53-5.54
Cycling and Transport Integration (Justification 5.53-5.54)
Cycling is promoted as a healthy, pollution-free travel mode with potential to replace short car journeys and integrate with public transport. Infrastructure provision costs are low compared to other transport modes.
Cycling is a popular mode of travel for an increasing number of people. Like walking it is healthy, pollution free and makes relatively small demands on land. Within Northern Ireland 45% of all journeys presently made are less than two miles in length and cycling has the potential to replace the car for a great variety of these short journeys and to form part of a longer journey when linked to onward travel by public transport. The Northern Ireland Cycling Strategy (June 2000) highlights the important contribution cycling can make in an integrated transport system and has set a target to quadruple the number of trips by cycle by 2015. Cycling is a relatively inexpensive transport mode and the cost of infrastructure provision is low in comparison to other modes. Measures to support cycling can be readily integrated with both
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