National Cycle Network has many 'crap' paths, says charity in charge

Almost half of the network has been rated 'poor' in a review to be published on Monday It spans 16,505 miles, is seven times longer than our motorway system and carries half as many people each year as the UK's creaking railways - all for free and with no carbon emissions. But the National Cycle Network is so starved of funding that many of its bike paths are "crap" and desperately need improvements, according to the charity responsible for its development and upkeep. The network, marked by blue...