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Roelof Wittink
Executive Director,
Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE)
Utrecht, the Netherlands

The significance of cycling can best be understood in the context of livable cities. Cycling contributes to the cost-efficiency of our traffic system and to our health and well-being. Complete streets do more than facilitating cycling and walking, they arrange accessibility for all and quality of life. Segregation of cycling facilities should be implemented as a consequence thereof. The return on investments for cycling facilities is high while the calculations only reflect a part of the value of cycling. Cycling should not be a standalone policy; we need cycling inclusive policies.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• clean air
• air pollution
• climate change
• active transportation
• cycling
• complete streets