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Richard Patterson, University of Cambridge
(Project no. 2000295)
Previous work has linked commuting using active means of travel (public transport, walking, cycling) to improved health outcomes, such as lower mortality and cancer diagnoses. However, robust data on how to increase active commuting and how this differs across society is lacking. This study will use the ONS LS to investigate whether areas which received funding for increasing cycling had increased cycle commuting when compared with areas that did not receive additional funding. This data will inform policy makers when they make decisions on transport policy priorities about the potential impacts on the health of society.