Cycling Cultures Research Project

Why Hull?

Hull was chosen because it is a high-cycling city that is often overlooked. People not from Hull don't necessarily associate it with cycling. Yet Hull was known during the inter-war period as the UK's "Cycling City" with large numbers of bike shops. It still has high cycling levels comparable to those of York.

Hull has an interesting policy history - in the mid 90s onwards it implemented traffic calming measures including many 20mph zones . During this period the Hull Cycling Campaign (HCC) lobbied for measures to support cycling.

Cycling in Hull is a varied experience - ranging from 20mph streets to busy A routes (with different types of cycling infrastructure), and including shared space routes along the drains or former railway paths. Hull has a range of cycling-related clubs including the Tandem Club formed in the 1950s.