My apologies. I cannot highlight the link below so that you can go straight into the article in the Guardian. Sadly my IT skills are not good enough. However it was such a good article that I need to tell people about it. It is certainly worth typing out the web address in order to find the article. In fact if you just type in Welcome to cycle heaven: why we moved our family to the Netherlands into Google search the article will pop up immediately.
The article was published on the front page of the Guardian last week and received thousands of hits and shares, plus hundreds of comments. It was such a proud moment for us all.
The Netherlands decided to make cycling a priority in the late 1940s and put in place all the necessary infrastructure in order to make it happen. The town of Houten was then able to plan a town around cycling, with wide cycle paths throughout the town. Access roads for vehicles come off the ring road, and only lead into each housing area. The town has also been planned around woodland, parks and playgrounds, which makes it a beautiful and safe environment for everyone.
In so many countries now roads are clogged with cars, making it unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians, and pollution has become quite a problem. But articles such as Kylie's does make one think about alternative possibilities.
I realise that the Netherlands is mainly flat, which makes cycling easier but with the increasing popularity of electric bikes there is no reason to let a few hills get in the way of cycling instead of taking the car.
The link to Kylie's article is as follows:
Welcome to cycle heaven: why we moved our family to the Netherlands
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/16/welcome-cycle-heaven-moved-family-netherlands-houten-utrecht?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger
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