Reviving Urban Cycling

Tuan Haji Nazri Md Noordin | Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar

07-Mar-16 08:35

Last week Malaysia hosted the annual Le Tour de Langkawi event, a popular race in the world cycling circuit. In view of the revived interest in the sport, on current affairs today we take a look at urban cycling, the infrastructure needed to make it an everyday part of life, and what are the projects that have been implemented in major city areas to reach this goal.

This is a report by Nadiah Abdul Aziz.

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Tags: cycling culture, cycling, bicycles, transportation, urban transport, health

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