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According to the corporation, people cycling now make up 56% of all traffic in the peak commuting hours and dockless bicycles now account for one in six bikes on City streets. The changes in traffic mean the City of London Corporation has hit three key targets six years ahead of schedule. Since 2017 cycling has increased by 70% – the target was 50% by 2030. Over the same timeframe motor traffic has reduced by 34% – the target was 25% by 2030. And freight traffic is also down 21% – the target was 15% by 2030. Chairman of the planning and transportation committee at the corporation, Shravan Joshi, said air quality was improving. "When we first published our strategy in 2019, 15 locations across the City exceeded our air quality objective for toxic nitrogen dioxide," he said. "Last year this figure was down to two."
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