A new study from German climate-change researchers at institutes in Berlin and Potsdam claims that the new pop-up “corona cycleways” installed in European cities would result in $3 billion of health benefits annually reports Carlton Reid in Forbes.
Using historic data from bicyclist counters in 106 European cities, the researchers estimate that the temporary cycleways installed during the coranavirus pandemic have, on average, led to a 7% uptick in cycling rates.
“Each kilometer [of pop-up cycleway installed] has increased cycling in a city by 0.6%,” claims the paper, published on August 14.
Read the full report in Forbes here.
