Cambridge Study Confirms Bike Lanes and Rail Lines Create 'Induced Demand' Like Highways

Cambridge researchers discover that building bike lanes and rail lines creates 'induced demand' just like highways, spurring more people to choose non-driving transportation, but warn the UK still faces a 9% energy increase by 2060 without additional policies beyond infrastructure improvements.

• University of Cambridge researchers confirm that building bike lanes and rail lines creates 'induced demand' similar to highways, encouraging more people to use non-driving transportation modes
• The study finds that while multimodal infrastructure alone reduces transportation energy consumption, the UK could still see a 9% increase in energy demand by 2060 without additional policy changes
• Researchers emphasize that infrastructure improvements must be paired with other supportive policies like work-from-home options and reduced travel distances to effectively decarbonize transportation