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ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CYCLING
Trends and importance:
• A Flash Euro barometer' published in March 201 1 revealed that the bicycle is the primary means of
transport for more than 35 million Europeans or 7.4% of the total population.
Examples:
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The Netherlands (31.2%) Austria (8%) UK (2.2%)
Hungary (19.1%) Latvia (7.5 %) Cyprus (0.3%)
• One of the aims of the ECF is to increase cycling's modal share in Europe from 7.4% to 15% by
2020''.
• The available evidence suggests that the number of people in Europe using cycling as their primary
means of transport is growing, as demonstrated by 3 very different cities:
Budapest, Hungary Copenhagen, Denmark Seville, Spain
Number of cyclists doubled between 2010 and 2011 according the installed automatic counter in the city center1". Percentage of people that cycle to work or education increased from 30% in 1998 to 37% in 2008iv. The number of daily cyclists increased from 6,000 to 66,000 between 2006-201 0V.
Direct economic impact of the cycling economy
• In 2010, 12,266,000 bicycles were produced in the EU27 and the European bicycle parts and
accessories production industry is worth €1.2 billionvl. Approximately 20,200 people are employed
directly in the production of European bicycles and bicycle parts and accessoriesv".
• In the UK alone it is estimated that 23,000 people are employed in the wider cycling economy (i.e.
production, retailers, repair shops etc.) generating over €600 million in wages and over €100 million
in taxesvl". If this was applied to the EU27 then it is likely that over 1 00,000 people are employed in
the wider cycling economy, generating billions in wages and half a billion in taxes.
• If the scope is widened further to include the catering, accommodation and other services connected
to cycling tourism sector, it is calculated that 2,795 billion cycle tourism trips take place in Europe
every year with a value in excess of €54 billion perannum'x.
• Such figures are supported by the Draft German National Cycling Master Plan 2012 - 2020x, which
estimates that the current economic impact of 'cycling' is €1 6 billion annually (this includes bike sales,
cycling tourism, etc.), which translated into full-time jobs equates to: 278,000.
Indirect economic impact via health and environmental benefits
• In socioeconomic terms, a recent Austrian study has concluded that every km cycled generates a
health benefit of about €0.90. If multiplied with the current levels of cycling in Europe, cycling
generates a health benefit of €94 billion annually”.
• If levels of cycling in the EU27 were equivalent to those found in Denmark, bicycle use would help
achieve 12 to 26% of the 2050 target reduction set for the transport sector, depending on which
transport mode the bicycle replaces”1.
Cost and return of investment
• For the cost of 1 km of urban freeway, you could build 150km of bicycle paths, mark 10,000 km of
bicycle lanes or 100 well designed 30km/h zones”".
• Bicycle parking is up to 300 times cheaper than car parking, with one space fitting 1 0-20 bicycles”v.
• Constructing bicycle infrastructure uses fewer materials but requires more manpower (proportionally)
compared with motorways and highways; and therefore has a higher impact on employment.
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References
1 The Gallup Organisation, Flash Eurobarometer 312 - Future of transport: Analytical report (2011)
" European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), Charter of Brussels (2009)
'"Taken from Magyar Kerékpárosklub. http://kerekparosklub.hu/szamlalo/cimlap and Biciklisforradalom Budapesten:
http://fenteslent.blog.hu/2012/05/14/biciklis forradalom budapesten
City of Copenhagen, Copenhagen City of Cyclists - Bicycle Account (2010)
” City Council of Seville, Director Plan for Bicycles in the City (2010)
COLIPED, European Bicycle Market and Industry Profile (2011)
™ COLIPED, European Bicycle Market and Industry Profile (2011)
LSE, The British Cycling Economy: 'Gross Cycling Product' Report (2011)
“ Institute of Transport and Tourism, University of Central Lancashire and Centre for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Breda University, The
European Cycle Route Network, EuroVelo: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Tourism Requested by the European Parliament's Committee
on Transport and tourism (2009)
x Bundesministerium fiir Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Nationaler Redverkehrsplan 2020 (Entwurf) (2012)
>" Trunk G., Gesamtwirtschaftlicher Vergleich von Pkw- und Radverkehr: Ein Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeitsdiskussion. Masterarbeit am Institut fiir
Verkehrswesen der Universitat fiir Bodenkultur, Wien (2011)
*" ECF, Cycle More Often 2 Cool Down The Planet!: Quantifying C02 savings of cycling (2011)
Institut Fédératif de Recherche sur les Économies et les Sociétés Industrielles, Vélo urbain: Dosier Special Coûts, Vélocité no. 88(2006)
World Watch Institute, Power to the Pedals, http://tinvurl.com/ecf-itf5 (2010)
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