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Cycling is an efficient transport solution with proven individual and collective benefits. Many European countries have made this form of mobility a central feature of their urban development strategies.

The key to achieving a massive uplift in cycling is to encourage a mode shift away from car transport, by facilitating safe cycling while also restricting car use.

To reach this goal, cyclists must be provided with a welcoming, inclusive public space, by simultaneously pursuing:

efforts to build efficient cycling infrastructures, reclaiming space from cars;

the general trend for traffic calming measures;

limitations on motorised through-traffic in residential neighbourhoods;

development of comfortable pedestrian areas to ward off potential conflicts.

Radically transforming the road network to make it more appealing to exis­ting and future cyclists ranks among the major challenges facing municipal authorities in the coming years.

The eight key recommendations for a successful cycle transport development policy described in this Cerema notebook are intended for all (primarily urban) development professionals and decision-makers