Preserving and Expanding the Role of Non-motorised Transport, Sustainable Transport: A Sourcebook for Policy-makers in Developing Cities, Module 3d

Many developing cities have implemented policies which reduce the appeal of cycling, encouraging people to travel by motorised means even for short trips. However, an increasing number of city governments in developed and developing cities have recently begun actively promoting bicycling and walking. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and cycle rickshaw passengers generate no air pollution, no greenhouse gases, and little noise pollution