With its historic seven hills, crazy traffic, cobbles and notoriously crumbling roads, Rome has never been the ideal city for cyclists -- but with the coronavirus pandemic, things are changing. "We're not Denmark, we also need a revolution in our way of thinking, but we will slowly, slowly get there." But speaking to AFP from a main road near the Termini train station, where a bike lane was recently added, he said: "I don't see any revolution... "We need to dispel the myth that Rome should be considered a bike-unfriendly city," he said, pointing to, among other things, the grand plan of a 45-kilometre cycling ring road around the city. According to campaigners, the project is fully funded, officially endorsed by the city of Rome, and could be ready by the end of 2022.

Source: The Star April 22, 2021 03:11 UTC