ABSTRACT
Cycling presents a strange paradox. While it theoretically offers a cheap and easily accessible mode of transport, in practice the cycling mobility system is not readily accessible to everyone. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated this process. When public funds are made available to invest in cycling mobility, it is important to develop this system in an inclusive way. To make cycling attractive and achievable for all these groups, requires approaches that differ from more general cycling promotion campaigns. Positive messaging about cycling is by itself inadequate. Level of access to the cycling system is the first element. It deals, for example, with access to physical infrastructure fit for cycling like cycle lanes, low speed neighbourhoods, and well-lit streets and access to a cycle that fits the needs of the user and the type of trip – size and model of the cycle, e-assist or not, child seats and panniers etc.
