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People are dusting their bikes off and using them to get to work, to the shops, to school.

The humble bicycle is not only the best way to travel short distances (let’s say up to 2 or 3 miles to start with), it’s also a great way to burn calories, firm up your legs and bottom, and stave off heart disease.

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Something for town planners and council workers to consider: can you think of any other policy that has a positive impact across all the following problem areas…?

• obesity and heart disease,
• climate change,
• air quality and noise pollution,
• mental well-being,
• the effect of the traffic threat on the mobility of children and the elderly,
• community cohesion,
• rising petrol prices,
• traffic congestion (and the ensuing stress and lost productivity),
• car addiction and aggressive driving,
• social inequalities,
• property values and desirability/livability of the area,
• support for local business…

Promoting the use of bicycles for getting around town costs relatively little and contributes to a wide spectrum of positive impacts.

Already a form of everyday transport in many progressive areas of Northern Europe, bicycles are rapidly gaining popularity around the globe as people look for solutions to the above problems.