The benefits of the cycleway include
- Increased Tourism (e.g. cycle tourists) will lead to commercial opportunities to support the tourist demand (e.g. bed and breakfast, café, bike hire). In addition, existing tourist attractions will benefit from the increased number of visitors arriving using the Cycleway.
- There are a large number of people who commute from Belper and Duffield into Derby and the cycleway will provide an attractive alternative to using the currently congested roads.
There are many more who would commute if an attractive, safe, off road, alternative to the A6 trunk road was provided. - The beauty of the surroundings and the lack of significant gradients will encourage people to cycle for health and thereby reduce obesity and increase overall healthiness of the local population.
- To improve air quality by making it safer to commute by bicycle.
See a more detailed report on the cost benefits of the Cycleway (done by external consultants on the instructions of Derby City Council) here.
Or an examination of the various benefits of the cycleway here This was submitted to Derbyshire County Council to help them define their key cycle network
