Landscape & Urban Design Issue 55 2022 | Page 67

STREET FURNITURE
Cycling can improve your cholesterol levels which in turn can boost your cardiovascular health and directly lower your chances of having a stroke or heart attack . But not only physical benefits have been observed . Cycling is well known to boost mental health and brainpower . Stress levels , depression , and anxiety can all be mitigated too . It has also been considered that cycling can help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes , a recent study shows that regular cycling can lower mortality rates for people living with diabetes by 24 %.
Obviously , we all know that cycling is environmentally friendly but commuting by bike instead of your car once a day can reduce your carbon footprint by 67 % over the year . Cycling creates less noise , less air pollution , and can also help promote biodiversity , which of course is crucial for our future planet .
In order to truly become a cycling nation , we need to build and redesign our cities to work well for cyclists and pedestrians . By doing this we will reduce carbon emissions and encourage our most adaptable forms of transport . Protected lanes to allow cyclists to move around safely is important but so will be the narrative of who uses their bike , the government needs to encourage people from all walks of life to embrace their bikes . Pedestrianised streets and wider paths , raised and well-marked cycling lanes , bike hire infrastructure , and secure bike shelters will all help .
We need to view our bikes not only for recreation but as a means to commute and even for local commercial deliveries . Fed-Ex and DHL are piloting the use of e-cargo bikes for deliveries . spaces , they believe that welldesigned sustainable street furniture is vital for our surroundings and environment for all our future needs .
Bailey Street Furniture Group draws on a rich history of street furniture . They cleverly combine innovative design with modern solutions for bike infrastructure and shelters in order to meet all our urban cycling needs . Bailey Street Furniture Group continues to invest in our urban
For more information on the Bailey Street Furniture Group please contact their team on 01625 322888 or email enquiries @ bsfg . co . uk . To view the company ’ s range of high-quality street furniture , visit their website www . bsfg . co . uk
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