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Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In City Of London

Carlton Reid
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Cyclists waiting at traffic lights in the City of London. e. (photo
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Cyclists are now the "single largest vehicular mode counted during
peak times on City streets," says a report to the transportation
committee of the City of London Corporation, the municipal governing
body of London's square mile.

The traffic count figures are in a briefing document provided to
councilors for a committee meeting next Tuesday.

At peak times, people cycling represent 40% of road traffic in the
City and 27% throughout the day.

Over the last decade, the use of motor vehicles has been increasingly
restricted in the financial heart of the U.K. The 24-hour traffic
count was conducted on a wet and windy November day last year.

Walking remains the main way people travel on the City's streets,
says the report to councilors. However, the number of pedestrians is
currently below pre-pandemic figures, with the volumes of motor
vehicles also 80% of what they were in 2019.

However, cyclist numbers are at 102% of pre-pandemic levels. The
number of motorists has fallen by 64% since 1999, while the number of
cyclists has increased by 386%.

Screenshot from City of London Corporation briefing document.

City of London Corporation
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"Long-term trends observed from count data taken from 12 sites across
the City since 1999 show motor vehicle volumes continuing to decline
and cycle volumes continuing to increase," says the traffic order
paper to councilors, due to be discussed on 7 March.

The online publication of the materials was spotted by Twitter user
@lastnotlost.

Apart from during the pandemic, the most significant percentage drops
in motor vehicle use were between 2007-2009 and 2014-16, reveals the
briefing document.

Danny Williams, the CEO of arms-reach government body Active Travel
England, said the considerable uptick in cycling levels in the City
of London was "quite astonishing."

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