Un o'm prif arsylwadau o 13 blynedd wedi ymgolli yn y gwaith o roi prosiectau cerdded a beicio ar waith yw mai agenda iechyd sy'n gysylltiedig â theithio llesol yn bennaf, ond ei fod yn dibynnu ar weithwyr proffesiynol ym maes trafnidiaeth i'w gyflawni; ond o safbwynt trafnidiaeth, materion ymylol yw cerdded a beicio. Yn ddiau mae nifer o fanteision i iechyd y cyhoedd, ond pan mai dim ond 2% o deithiau a gwblheir ar feic, mae manteision ffocws ar deithio llesol o safbwynt trafnidiaeth yn fwy dadleuol. Felly dyma'r her: sut y gallwn sicrhau y caiff teithio llesol ei ystyried o ddifrif fel prosiect trafnidiaeth prif ffrwd sy'n rhan o raglen newid moddol?
One of my main observations from 13 years of immersion in the delivery of walking and cycling projects is that active travel is primarily a health agenda, but it is dependent on transport professionals to deliver it; yet from a transport perspective walking and cycling are fringe issues. There are multiple public health benefits which cannot be disputed, but when just 2% of journeys are by bike the transport benefits of a focus on active travel are more contestable. So the challenge is, how do we get active travel to be taken seriously as a mainstream transport project as part of a programme of modal shift?