People are healthier in Cycling Demonstration Towns

A new academic report called ‘Analysis and synthesis of evidence on the effects of investment in six Cycling Demonstration Towns’ has been published and provides a summary of evidence on changes in cycling and physical activity in six towns following the first phase of the Cycling England / Department for Transport Cycling Demonstration Town investment programme between October 2005 and March 2009.

It draws on two separately published volumes of evidence: Cycling Demonstration Towns: Monitoring project report 2006 to 2009 and Cycling Demonstration Towns: Surveys of cycling and physical activity 2006 to 2009.

In short, it says cycling is provably good for the health of a population.