More Chinese cities embracing cycling

Guangzhou plans to implement solutions to ensure the safety of cyclists through the installation of new infrastructure such as level crossings and widened cycle lanes. Photo: AFP

For a long time, bicycles were much used in China, until the emergence of megacities and their steady streams of cars. Today, however, as part of the green energy transition, people in China are rediscovering the joys of cycling and showing a certain enthusiasm for electric models. But for people to make the most of this form of transport, city centres need to be reinvented.

This is what the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) describes in a series of articles dedicated to this phenomenon. These showcase the many efforts made by China’s cities to promote this sustainable mode of transport.