Potholes and Road Apples

London’s mayor is hoping to make England’s capital city a bicycle utopia. Along with the city’s much-publicized $50 daily “congestion charge” for motorists who drive the most polluting vehicles, Mayor Ken Livingstone has proposed building a dozen bicycle “superhighways” that would link the city suburbs with commercial areas.
It is expected to take a decade to build the […]

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Lurch to the right: transport minister Tom Harris sharpens up his cycling skills in Leicester. Photograph: Fabio De Paula/PA
 

The British, facing the same problems we face here, are making an effort to deal with childhood obesity and traffic congestion by attempting to reintroduce an old concept: children riding bicycles.
And, rather than just given cycling lip service, the […]

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