Lucknow: Bicycle, the election symbol of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, will soon be part of a new development story inspired by the success of cycling in the Netherlands. A beginning is likely to be made from Noida.

Back from a week-long trip to study how people in the Netherlands embraced cycling as a major mode of transport, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has asked officials to prepare a time-bound programme to set up cycle tracks and stands in select cities and tourist hubs in an effort to control pollution and ease congestion on roads.