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By Nina-Marie Potts
Brussels
05 August 2008

Bicycles are enjoying a comeback across the city and their goal is to have 10 percent of the city's residents cycling to work by 2013
Bicycles are enjoying a comeback across Brussels and the goal is to have 10 percent of the city's residents cycling to work by 2013
In the last decade, fears over global warming have led Europeans to explore cleaner modes of transport. Now soaring fuel prices are forcing drivers to think twice about their commute to work. Many opting for public transport, or cycling instead.

And while many European cities have adapted to accommodate more bicycles, advocates say officials in some cities still have more work to do. Nina-Maria Potts reports from Brussels.
 

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