European cities have had decades to develop cycling cultures.
Referring to a 2007 TfL report on cycling policy, she stressed that developing cycling in Outer London was the key to really making a difference.
The Bloomberg administration says it wants to develop cycling as a viable transportation alternative to ease traffic congestion, reduce carbon emissions and encourage physical activity.
Broadly speaking, McQuaid's support comes from the developing cycling nations in Africa, Asia and, to a lesser extent, South America.
Lesley Hinds, Edinburgh City Council's transport convener, said: "The council is committed to promoting cycling as a primary mode of transport, and as such we have pledged to invest 7% of our transport budget into developing cycling infrastructure throughout the city.
In the developing cycling world, where the subject of who really did win the 1999 Tour de France is of only passing interest, the main issues are making cycling more accessible, closing the gap to the big leagues and gaining more input on big decisions.
We developed a cycling route planner (http://cyclevancouver.ubc.ca) for Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to facilitate cycling amongst the general public and to facilitate new route location by transportation planners.
Exercise equipment companies like Keiser and Star Trac developed indoor cycling programs and bikes.
Additionally, the dislocation structure developed during cycling is observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Categorisation and thematic analysis of the data will be developed by cycling between the analysis and transcripts and periodic 'testing' of the analysis by discussion amongst the entire team so as to meet accepted criteria for trustworthiness of the analysis.
