Bristol named first cycling city (BBC)

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Bristol has become England's first "cycling city" in a £100m government scheme aimed at encouraging cycling.

The city intends to double the number of cyclists over the next three years with a series of innovations.

Sharing the funding will be York, Stoke, Blackpool, Cambridge, Chester, Colchester, Leighton Buzzard, Southend, Shrewsbury, Southport and Woking.

Among the features in Bristol will be the UK's first major bicycle rental network, modelled on a scheme in Paris.

The government is giving Bristol £11.4m to transform cycling by creating dedicated cycle lanes, better facilities and more training for children.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/7462791.stm

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1. Love it...

Cycling is one the greenest forms of transportation, and also one of the healthiest.

I'd love to see something like that done in the US.