ABC Radio National: Street Stories
Bicycle Heaven
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories/stories/2006/1720153.htm
There are many cities that could aspire to the title of 'bike heaven' - cities where cycle paths abound and where government and car users alike regard bicycles as a solution to traffic problems rather than a cause of them. Amsterdam, Copenhagen... even Adelaide and Canberra have kilometres of cycle paths in their city centres. But not huge, sprawling, car-mad Sydney, where one-third of all land lies under roads and car parks. It takes a lot of nerve to cycle in Sydney - but for those who do, it often becomes a passion.
Sunday 17th September at 1.30pm repeated 8pm the following Sunday
Executive Producer Nicole Steinke
Podcast available afterwards.
Bicycle Heaven
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories/stories/2006/1720153.htm
There are many cities that could aspire to the title of 'bike heaven' - cities where cycle paths abound and where government and car users alike regard bicycles as a solution to traffic problems rather than a cause of them. Amsterdam, Copenhagen... even Adelaide and Canberra have kilometres of cycle paths in their city centres. But not huge, sprawling, car-mad Sydney, where one-third of all land lies under roads and car parks. It takes a lot of nerve to cycle in Sydney - but for those who do, it often becomes a passion.
Sunday 17th September at 1.30pm repeated 8pm the following Sunday
Executive Producer Nicole Steinke
Podcast available afterwards.