London mayor copies the Dutch and plans 15-mile bike route around capital


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Unlike previously controversial tourism projects like the Olympics and third runway debate, tourists and locals can get behind a bike-only track with everyday practicality and tourism benefits.
London Mayor Boris Johnson plans to build a 15-mile bike route across the U.K. capital as part of a 913 million-pound ($1.37 billion) plan to boost cycling. The east-west track, which will follow Dutch examples in segregating bicycles from other traffic, will be one of Europe’s longest, Johnson said in a s