Property News · June 9, 2018

Where to move for… cycling


Inspired by Bradley Wiggins? A Mamil in the making? This is where you should be parking your bikeIn his 2017 book Velotopia, Steven Fleming describes his perfect cycling town. No ring roads or dual carriageways. In fact, no cars. Fleets of “taxi-carts” or “pedi-cabs” service its streets. No bigger than 15km across (so everywhere’s less than 30 minutes’ ride away). No cycle lanes; every inch is cycle-able.Anyway, back to reality. You might spy Velotopia in parts of Denmark or the Netherlands, but in the UK it’s still Motopia – for now. A decade ago, the government began its Cycle City and Towns programme (flagship members Blackpool, Bristol, Cambridge, Chester, Colchester, Leighton Linslade, Shrewsbury, Southend, Southport, Stoke, York and Woking remain some of the UK’s more bike-friendly), and then came Bradley Wiggins and the Mamils. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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