In the 1930s, the U.K. built a massive network of state-of-the-art bike trails. Now the challenge is to revive them.

Imagine having a 300-mile network of segregated, long-distance bike lanes that provided an alternative to a highway system. In the U.K., it’s not just an urbanist’s daydream—it already exists, but everyone forgot about it.

In the 1930s, the U.K. built a massive network of state-of-the-art bike trails. Now the challenge is to revive them.

Imagine having a 300-mile network of segregated, long-distance bike lanes that provided an alternative to a highway system. In the U.K., it’s not just an urbanist’s daydream—it already exists, but everyone forgot about it.