Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Online House Hunter: Homes for cyclists | Alan Cleaver | Independent Editor's choice Blogs

Online House Hunter: Homes for cyclists | Alan Cleaver | Independent Editor's choice Blogs

THE Independent’s Save Our Cyclists campaign for safer cycling in the UK has quite rightly received widespread approval. And if you’re intending to cycle to work, or your children are going to cycle to school, then good cycle routes are probably at the forefront of your mind when choosing a new home.

The internet has many resources that can help you decide which is the potential new home that will offer the best – and safest – cycle routes. Your starting point should be checking out the local council’s website. This DirectGov tool will help you find your local council by postcode.

London leads the way with numerous detailed maps and resources for cyclists. Transport for London offers a handy route planner for cyclists. Type in where you live (or want to live) and the location of your office or school and it works out a route that is easy, moderate or fastest. You can print out the finished map or upload it to your GPS. Oxford and Cambridge pioneered cycling long before it was fashionable. Oxfordshire County Council for example has a number of online resources for cyclists. In addition to the cycle maps are facts and information on cycling.

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