Winners of $1m prize for sustainable city transport announced

Brazilian city of Fortaleza leads way with its plan to build more than 110 miles of protected cycle routesThe winning entries include everything from traditional bike lanes to innovative walk-to-school programmes. Plans were submitted by hundreds of cities across five continents for a new prize that aims to promote sustainable travel - and it seems the appetite for active transport has truly gone global.Ten months after cities around the world were offered the chance to bid for up to $1m (?800,000) to build or expand new cycling and walking schemes, the money has been awarded to designs in Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, New Zealand and Albania, among others. Continue reading...