What could Belfast possibly have in common with New Orleans? One of the intriguing aspects of this story in the Irish News is how New Orleans has developed a cycling network from scratch since Hurricane Katrina, and what Belfast can learn from this”just get on with it” attitude.

The Irish News reported on a US State Department promotional tour in Europe which brought the comparisons between the two cities: Tourism and economic chiefs in the Big Easy admit they see “many striking parallels” between their great city and the north’s more modest capital (although in population terms, both claim an urban population of around 400,000).

Source: Bike Fast

Full Article: http://bikefast.org/2016/03/07/new-orleans-cycling-lessons-for-belfast/