A Windfall For Unsung Cyclists: Ten Cities Get Major Boost For Cycling Infrastructure

Protected bike lanes, safer intersections, bicycle taxi parking, and better-connected, comprehensive cycling networks are some of the advances planned for ten cities around the world.

The cities – from Milan, Italy to Mombasa, Kenya – in ten countries on five continents, representing more than 15 million residents, will receive financial, technical and design support to build and implement innovative, bike-friendly streets.

“Cycle lanes aren’t amenities, they are essential infrastructure for cities,” Janette Sadik-Khan, transportation principal at Bloomberg Associates and former commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, said in a statement. “These grants will help these 10 cities take the decisive action necessary to

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