Perspective
In a Global Health Emergency, the Bicycle Shines
As the coronavirus crisis forces changes in transportation, some cities are building bike lanes and protecting cycling shops. Here’s why that makes sense.
Speaking in Parliament in London earlier this year, Chris Boardman, the former Olympian cyclist and the walking and cycling commissioner of Manchester, said: “Pick a crisis, and you’ll probably find cycling is a solution.”
He was talking about climate, health and air pollution, but he also might as well have been talking about coronavirus.