https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/cycling_to_work
Activity data showed cycling and walking habits as people were encouraged to avoid public transport
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/cycling_to_work
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Activity data showed cycling and walking habits as people were encouraged to avoid public transport
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/cycling_to_work
- Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
- Created: 2020-05-19T12:41:51.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-06-03T08:49:16.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-27T08:42:06.044Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: coronavirus, cycling, shareddataunit, transport
- Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52708687
- Size: 235 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Coronavirus: Push for cycling despite safety fears
In May 2020 the BBC Shared Data Unit [reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52708687) that three in five people felt cycling on the road was too dangerous, as cycling was pushed as an alternative to public transport.
Cycling and walking were being backed as alternatives as people who are not able to work from home, were encouraged back to work.
Campaign groups said UK towns and cities must be made cycle-friendly if a change to commuting habits was to succeed.
The latest government survey data before lockdown, however, showed three in five people thought cycling on the road was too dangerous - 61%.
The story used [survey data](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/walking-and-cycling-statistics-cw) from the Department for Transport.
The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
* Blackpool Gazette: [Are we too reliant on our cars in Blackpool?](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/transport/are-we-too-reliant-our-cars-blackpool-2857905) *19 May 2020*
* Buckingham Today: [Will Aylesbury Vale choose bikes over cars or public transport to combat coronavirus?](https://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/health/coronavirus/will-aylesbury-vale-choose-bikes-over-cars-or-public-transport-combat-coronavirus-2858255) *19 May 2020*
* Burnley Express: [More than a quarter of Burnley workers already walk or cycle to work, figures show](https://www.burnleyexpress.net/health/coronavirus/more-quarter-burnley-workers-already-walk-or-cycle-work-figures-show-2856910) *19 May 2020*
* Falmouth Packet: [Just one in nine Cornwall workers walk or cycle to work, figures show](https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/18452691.just-one-nine-cornwall-workers-walk-cycle-work-figures-show/) *17 May 2020*
* Hemel Today: [Just one in 15 Dacorum workers currently walk to work](https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/people/just-one-15-dacorum-workers-currently-walk-work-2857681) *19 May 2020*
* Hereford Times: [Vast majority of people in Herefordshire don't walk or cycle to work](https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/18460251.vast-majority-people-herefordshire-dont-walk-cycle-work/) *19 May 2020*
* Ilford Recorder: [Just one in 16 Redbridge workers currently walk to work, figures show](https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/environment/1-in-16-redbridge-walk-to-work-1-6660267) *19 May 2020*
* Northampton Chronicle: [Just one in eight people walked or cycled to work in Northampton before lockdown, new figures reveal](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/health/just-one-eight-people-walked-or-cycled-work-northampton-lockdown-new-figures-reveal-2858105) *19 May 2020*
* St Helen's Reporter: [Fewer than one in 20 St Helens workers currently walk to work, figures show](https://www.sthelensreporter.co.uk/news/transport/fewer-one-20-st-helens-workers-currently-walk-work-figures-show-2856340) *18 May 2020*
* Yorkshire Evening Post: [Data reveals millions spent to make commutes cycle-friendly as less than 6% of Leeds residents use bike to travel to work](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/data-reveals-millions-spent-make-commutes-cycle-friendly-less-6-leeds-residents-use-bike-travel-work-2857359) *19 May 2020*
* Wigan Today: [More still to do to get Wigan residents travelling by bike or on foot, data shows](https://www.wigantoday.net/news/people/more-still-do-get-wigan-residents-travelling-bike-or-foot-data-shows-2861157) *23 May 2020*
## Get the data
* Department for Transport [survey data](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/walking-and-cycling-statistics-cw): CW0409: [Proportion of respondents agreeing that it is too dangerous to cycle on the road: England (ODS, 8.84KB)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/821824/CW0409.ods)
* XLSX: [Data analysis and reshaping for visualisation](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/cycling_to_work/blob/master/walk_cycle_date_wide.xlsx)
## Interviews and quotes
* Lizzie Farrant, midwife and cyclist
* Councillor Mac Cafferty, Brighton
* Spokesperson, Cycling UK
* Keith Prince, Conservative transport lead, London Assembly
* Rod McKenzie, the Road Haulage Association
* Darren Shirley, chief executive, the Campaign for Better Transport
## Visualisation
* Bar chart: Percentage of people who did not walk or cycle once a month, by authority
* Bar chart: Percentage of people who cycle five times a month or more, by authority
## Related repos
You can [find all coronavirus-related stories by the BBC data units tagged 'coronavirus' here](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Acoronavirus+org%3ABBC-Data-Unit&type=Repositories)