"Commuters in Northern Europe have been lured out of their cars by bike lanes, secure bike parking and easy access to mass transportation."

Some good inroads have been made in Knoxville with regards to biking. The secure bike parking would be another helpful component. I had a bike stolen years ago. There wasn't a convenient place to secure my bike around the fast food restaurant I stopped at and I lazily did not find an alternative. My bike was gone within the 3 minutes I had my back turned.

"London has emerged as Exhibit A for the quick infrastructure fix that gets commuters out of cars."

The full Washington Post article...
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