Going Up a Gear – Urban Cycling Beyond London
30th March 2011, Sheffield
The last few years have seen substantial investment and some major successes in getting more people cycling in urban areas. London, the six Cycling Demonstration Towns along with several other towns and cities have shown that it is possible to get more people cycling, more safely, and more often. With wider transport funding under pressure, and the new focus provided by the local sustainable transport fund, there is now the opportunity for a renewed focus on the massive potential for delivering wider transport and environmental goals through raising cycling levels in urban areas.
After three years of the Cycling Demonstration Towns, as well as the investment and innovation in London and other UK cities, this conference provides an opportunity to take stock and to analyse just what are the best and most cost effective ways to promote cycling and increasing the number of cyclists in urban areas. In the new environment of budget cuts how can this momentum be maintained and the work of Cycling England be carried forward?
The conference will bring together all those involved in promoting cycling to debate, identify and take forward ways in which the current momentum can be maintained despite public spending reductions, and a real step-change in the number of people cycling in UK towns and cities can be achieved aiming to bring cycling’s modal share in the UK up towards the levels seen in some northern European cities.
The Local Sustainable Transport Fund is now open for bids until 18th April. This conference will hear directly from the Minister on the aims of the fund and what they are looking for from potential bidders.
Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transportwill deliver the Keynote Address.
Other speakers include:
CouncillorPaul Scriven LeaderSheffield CityCouncil
Peter Lipman Policy DirectorSustrans
Phillip Darnton ChairmanCycling England
Lili Matson Smarter Travel UnitTransport for London
Jane Moore, Merseytravel
Andy Salkeld Cycling CoordinatorLeicester CityCouncil
Chaired by:
Neil Scales OBE Chief Executive andDirector GeneralMerseytravel
Jonathan Bray Director Pteg Support Unit
To register and for further information, please visit http://www.thewaterfront.co.uk/pteg