๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
We are happy to share the second edition of our study “The Positive Impact of Active Mobility in Southern European Cities”.
It covers seven cities in four countries, and each one took a different route. Seville built a connected network of protected cycle tracks in about two years. Pontevedra has been giving its centre back to pedestrians since 1999. Barcelona reorganised whole neighbourhoods around Superblocks, and Valencia turned its old riverbed into a green corridor almost 10 km long. Lisbon brought electric bike-share to its hills, Milan priced car access to its centre and Ljubljana made its historic core one of the most walkable in Europe.
A few figures from the study:
๐น Cycling to work is linked to a 41% lower risk of death
๐น Every km walked brings society โฌ0.37 and every km cycled โฌ0.18, while every km driven costs โฌ0.11
๐น Seville built its basic cycle network for about โฌ0.27 million per km, compared with โฌ35.2 million per km for its first metro line
๐น A 3.5 m lane carries about 12,000 people an hour by bicycle, compared with 1,500 to 2,000 in cars
We have also documented the setbacks. Progress stalls when investment stops, when projects rest on fragile legal procedures, or when the metropolitan ring is left out of the plan. The study closes with ten recommendations and a three-year roadmap for city leaders.
The authors: Zeina Nazer, P.Eng M.Sc. MBA MPhil PhD, Shailendra Kaushik, Juan Bueno and Leelavathy Naidu. Thank you all for the work behind it.
The full study is attached as a PDF. We would love to hear which of these cities is most useful for your own work.
