Our towns and cities will never become the bike and public transport heavens found in Nordic countries as long as those stuck in the past continue to hold all the power on Northern Ireland infrastructure decisions.
I was in Copenhagen at the weekend and much like Oslo and Amsterdam before it, the city made me dream of the possibilities available when leaders make a concerted effort to deliver for the health and wellbeing on their people.
It was freezing cold - that kind of cold that recreates a severe acupuncture session that doesn’t miss a millimetre of your face - but everywhere you looked there were people on bikes, so I don’t accept the weather argument. And what’s more they looked happy and safe going about their business, all wrapped up.
