Twice as many men than women cycle on Tyneside and white people are far more likely to walk regularly than ethnic minorities, a new study has revealed.
A major report from charity Sustrans and local councils has exposed major disparities in different groups’ access to active forms of travel in Newcastle, Gateshead, and North Tyneside. According to the Walking and Cycling Index for Tyneside, 22% of men in the area cycle once a week compared to just 10% of women.
And just 29% of people from ethnic minorities walk at least five days a week, a figure that has dropped 10% since 2019 and is far lower than the 51% of white people who walk that often. The proportion of ethnic minority people on Tyneside who cycle has also fallen from 22% to 12% since 2019, while for white people this has jumped from 14% to 16%.
