Excellent article on how London (England) is investing in cycling improvements in the suburbs:

"Cycling is, I think, the secret weapon of suburban sustainable transport," says Transport for London Director of Surface Strategy and Planning Ben Plowden. "It is much more like car travel than transit is."

http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/outer-london-is-about-to-embrace-th...

cheers, Beth