Say what you like about cycling (and plenty of people do) – there’s a very good practical reason to spend time, effort and public money supporting it.
The fact is that without getting people out of their cars and controlling numbers on our stressed public transport network, there’s a point at which the UK’s over-crowded cities will simply cease to function.
One heavy rain shower – or several, as we’ve had this week in London – and it’s gridlock on the roads. This will only get worse as the population continues to grow. We’ll hit 70million by 2027, according to ONS stats – that’s a lot of… Read the full story