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Providing safe cycle lanes separated from motor traffic encourages people to travel in a sustainably and healthily. This has been shown with the few superhighway schemes in London which are very well used after only being in place a few years - clearly there was untapped demand.
Elsewhere improved links to transport hubs and increased cycle parking at stations are enabling more people to complete their commutes without using their cars.
Traffic reduction schemes in residential neighbourhoods to improve conditions for people walking and cycling can help reduce congestion caused by parents driving short distances for the school run - anyone who travels at school run time will know the congestion this causes.
It seems likely that these types of schemes will be part of the solution to our sustainability problem, and they also involve civil engineering. However the ICE seem to have a blind spot here. Although it ticks most of their boxes with regards to sustainability and cities it doesn't even get a mention on their website.
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