Millions of Pounds for Cycling in England – Why?

Kevin Mayne

CEO – CTC, the UK’s national cyclists organisation

Board Member -Cycling EnglandVice President - ECF

Cycling England Funding

• How much?

• For what?

• Why not?

• Why?

• Lessons for others?

Cycling England Funding

• How much?• For what?

• Why not?

• Why?

• Lessons for others?

Transport Central Funding for Cycling (England ex-London)

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Plus (10 years)

• Local government/London– £80 million for local schemes – £50 million London– City success stories – York, Leicester

• National Lottery– £150 million towards national network– £20 million for Active Travel Consortium– £50 million for cycle sport

Cycling England Funding

• How much?

• For what?• Why not?

• Why?

• Lessons for others?

Cycling England Programme Spend 2008-11

53%

33%

4%2%

5% 2%1%

Young people

Towns

Adult

Local Support

Marketing

Monitoring

Core

The Cycling City and Towns

• 18 Cycling Towns and a Cycling City recruited

• 11 New Towns are benefiting from the experience of original 6

• £100m investment package

• Over 2.5 million people to benefit

Bikeability

• The ‘cycling proficiency’ for the 21st century

• Three levels starting with basic bike handling skills and progressing to on-road training

• Skills and confidence to ride on today’s roads

• Badges and certificates for each level

Cycling England Funding

• How much?

• For what?

• Why not?• Why?

• Lessons for others?

Historical attitudes to transport

National

Cars & freight = growth

Influenced by motoring lobby & media

Inertia

Community

Safer, cleaner streets

Congestion

Personal choice

Children

Treasury

Transport

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Cycling in the UK

Cycling England Funding

• How much?

• For what?

• Why not?

• Why?• Lessons for others?

Things changed – by 2003:

.Growing recognition that cycling contributes to tackling:

• Obesity

• Traffic congestion

• Climate change

• Improving quality of life

• Creating wealth through tourism and leisure

• Rising transport prices

CYCLINGTrans

Plan

Health

CultureEnv

Educ

Decongestion

Road Safety

Air quality

Climate change

Accessibility

School Travel

PE/School Sport Sustainable Communities

Growth areas

Countryside

Tourism

Sport

Physical Activity

Public Health

Access to health care

Make Cycling Look Valuable

Planning for cycling – the value of cycle

infrastructure

Economic case for cycling

Analysis of the cycling towns

investment

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Make the economic case

Cycling as a mainstream modeof transport

Cycling England Funding

• How much?

• For what?

• Why not?

• Why?

• Lessons for others?

Lessons• Its not about cycling – its about outcomes

– Votes, image, career– Health, carbon, congestion, safety, life– Investing for impact

• Professional – Understanding economics, politics, PR– Unite behind a single, big message– Wear a suit!

• Cities – Can lead where governments fear to tread

Transport Central Funding for Cycling (England ex-London)

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2004/5 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2012/13 2013/14

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