Despite its hilly topography and a legal injunction that prevented it from developing its bicycle network for four years, cycle use in San Francisco has grown to set the standard for US cities, thanks to a local culture of environmentalism, social justice and 'street theater'.
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Despite its hilly topography and a legal injunction that prevented it from developing its bicycle network for four years, cycle use in San Francisco has grown to set the standard for US cities.
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Much of the city's success with cycling has happened in the past five years, with a 58 per cent increase in cycling between 2006 and 2010. What is most impressive is that between these dates the city was legally incapable of developing its bicycle network.
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