Bicycles beat cars during rush hour on Leith Walk in Edinburgh

For the first time in history, there were more cyclists than cars on Leith Walk, one of Edinburgh's longest streets, between 8 and 9 in the morning. This emerges from a 48-hour traffic survey conducted by Cycling Scotland across urban Scotland in May. Bicycle trips surged to 67,000 that weekend, a 25% increase compared to the previous year. The growth...