{"id":307864,"date":"2025-11-25T14:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/307864\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:26:14","slug":"cycling-journeys-up-by-43-in-london-tfl-report-suggests-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/307864\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EPAEPA<\/p>\n

Cycling journeys in the capital have increased by 43% over the past six years to 1.5 million a day, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

Data published in the Transport for London (TfL) annual Travel in London report showed daily bike journeys increased from 1.05 million in 2019 and 1.33 million in 2024.<\/p>\n

The report, published on Tuesday, found only 40% of cyclists travelling on roads without cycle paths felt safe, in contrast with the 76% who said they felt safe on designated bike routes.<\/p>\n

The mayor’s walking and cycling commissioner, Will Norman, said London was “fast becoming a cycling city” but added there was “more to do”.<\/p>\n

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More and more people are taking using bikes as their means of transport in London<\/p>\n

About a third of cycling in London takes place on cycleways<\/a>, which make up only about 2.5% of the ridable network of roads and paths in London, the report said.<\/p>\n

Mr Norman said he and the mayor would “keep working closely” with TfL and the boroughs, investing in more high quality routes “building a better, greener London for everyone”.<\/p>\n

Analysis by Tom Edwards, transport correspondent<\/p>\n

If you have been on one of London’s bridges in rush hour you will have seen the thousands of commuters using bikes to get around. <\/p>\n

There are long queues to get off the bridges.<\/p>\n

So is London at the tipping point where cycling becomes normal?<\/p>\n

That is certainly what City Hall wants and the numbers certainly show more and more people are taking to two wheels.<\/p>\n

There seems to be a virtuous circle. Segregated bike lanes increase safety, which leads to more riders, which in turn makes cycling even safer. <\/p>\n

And if you know someone who cycles, it becomes much more normal for you to try it as well.<\/p>\n

Another interesting addition is the rise of the hire e-bikes like Lime. <\/p>\n

They seem to be targeting a younger Gen Z and Millennial generation which is also increasing the number of riders.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are still many issues about cycling in London, but for many it is simply just a clean, effective form of getting around in the capital.<\/p>\n

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TfL recorded 1.5 million daily cycling journeys in London so far this year<\/p>\n

The report also found the number of people killed or seriously injured on London’s roads has remained largely the same since 2023 when the figure stood at 3,710.<\/p>\n

In 2024, 3,707 people were killed or seriously injured – of those, 81% were walking, cycling or motorcycling – a percentage “similar to previous years”, the report states.<\/p>\n

The mayor of London has said he aims to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries from London’s streets by 2041.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EPA Cycling journeys in the capital have increased by 43% over the past six years to 1.5 million…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-307864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}