This design manual describes the steps required to create a bicycle-friendly infrastructure. Chapter 1 contains a brief description of the role of the bicycle, the importance of integral thinking and the process surrounding cycling policy. Actual design backgrounds are discussed in chapter 2, which looks at the bicycle/cyclist system, the characteristics of cyclists and the resulting design requirements.

People move about our cities in many ways. Babies are pushed around in buggies, people with disabilities propel themselves around in electric wheelchairs. People walk or ride bicycles; others catch public transport - buses, trams or trains. Many people rely on carbon-based fuels to power the technology that moves them about: they take their own cars. To support the 'just-in-time' delivery systems, drivers move goods all over our cities many times a day in light vans. Heavy truck drivers take goods to and from the ports and airports.

Local authorities are increasingly setting targets to support sustainable transport objectives. Many have set targets for cycle use, often in line with the National Cycling Strategy target, of quadrupling cycle trips between 1996 and 2012. In order to set appropriate local targets, local authorities need to be able to quantify the existing situation - the baseline - and to monitor changes in key indicators. All this must be done with reasonable accuracy but without disproportionate cost.

This report provides practical and statistical guidance on monitoring cycle use. It is based on tests of a range of survey techniques undertaken by local authorities in collaboration with TRL. The report explains why monitoring cycle use differs from traditional traffic monitoring and outlines ways of avoiding some of the particular problems entailed, especially conerning cycle counting techniques.

The Share the Road campaign brought together a number of different ongoing activities
around promoting legal and safe use of London roads. The campaign was carried out in
September 2006, and the details are covered in this report. The campaign provided a focus
for education and media attention and engagement with key stakeholders from a variety of
different user groups.

Features:

• Planning: Our Urban Future
• Climate Change: What are you doing? 
• Cycling: A Hazard to Your Health?
• NZPI® Policy Committee Encouraging Cycling