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Bike Life

Southampton2019 Report

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What is Bike Life?

Cities across the UK

The UK’s most comprehensive assessment of

cycling in urban areas.

Covering Southampton City Region

Matching the area covered by Transforming

Cities Fund and Access Fund.

Representative of residents

NatCen surveyed 1,232 residents, representative

of demographics of the area.

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One of 14 UK city regions

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Report highlights

What does Bike Life Southampton tell us?

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19% cycling at least once a week

8% cycling 5+ days a week

17,000 cars off the road every day

Potential for cycling

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A cycling majority?

How do residents see

themselves when it

comes to cycling?

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Potential for cycling

42% of residents

cycle less than once

a week, or want to

start cycling

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What’s stopping people from

cycling more?

51%

24% 23% 21%

13%

Please note, survey respondents could pick multiple options

Concerned about

safety

Poor weather

Lack of confidence

Lack of storage at

home or work

Not for people like me

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For which modes do people

think safety needs to be

improved?

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Views on cycle routes

think that more cycle tracks

along roads physically

separated from traffic and

pedestrians would be useful

to help them cycle more

support building more of

these tracks, even when

this means less room for

other road traffic

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Proportion of residents who would

like to see more government

spending on different types of

transport

The case for investment

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What next?

How do we use the results of Bike Life

Southampton?

Photo credit: Joe Hudson / Sustrans

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Residents’ commuting

6,500,000 trips a year based on current cycling levels.

Case study: Aviva

“I started cycling to work and found it took me half

the time of driving to the Park & Ride and getting

the shuttle. Cycling [at Aviva] has increased by

approximately 30% from this time last year.”

Mark Bailey, Aviva

Photo credit: Paul Mitchell

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“One of the key findings, compared to the

2012 study is that cycling provision is

becoming a universally accepted, integral

component of a Grade A office specification.”

British Council of Offices

– Over a third (35%) of cycling office workers

had taken up cycling in the past 2 years.

– Building owners are retrofitting to meet

increased demand from tenants.

Changing workplaces

Photo credit: Jon Bewley / Sustrans

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Views on high streets

think space should be

increased for people

socialising, cycling and

walking on their local

high street

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Vibrant high streets

Photo credit: Jon Bewley / Sustrans

– Retailers overestimate customers who drive…

– …and the distance customers travel

– Shoppers who take sustainable transport

spend more across the month

– Access by walking, cycling and public

transport matters more than driving

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Views on liveable cities

70%

58% 56%58%

Increase space

for socialising,

cycling and

walking on high

streets

Restrict

through-traffic

on residential

streets

Reduce speed

limits on local

roads

Close streets

outside schools

at peak times

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Liveable neighbourhoods

Photo credit: Paul Mitchell / Sustrans

School Streets

82% of residents at Southampton schools strongly

agreed the road was more child-friendly

72% of Southampton parents who usually drive

felt the street was a more enjoyable place to be

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Views on cycle routes

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London

Several roads with Superhighways move more

people, despite removing a lane for vehicles.

Leicester

To trial a segregated cycle lane, Leicester City

closed a lane of traffic for 15 weeks. Overall, there

was no significant change to queues.

New York

Traffic speeds in the centre have remained steady,

despite removing vehicle lanes to put in 30 miles of

protected cycle lanes.

More efficient roads

Photo credit: Jon Bewley / Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier

for people to walk and cycle.

We connect people and places, create

liveable neighbourhoods, transform the

school run and deliver a happier,

healthier commute.

Join us on our journey.

www.sustrans.org.uk

Registered Charity No. 326550 (England and Wales) SC039263 (Scotland)

VAT Registration No. 416740656.