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Stevenage shows that no matter what you build there needs to be government will to encourage cycling as mass transport. When it was built the UK government were far more concerned that everyone bought a (UK built) car, or Trimphone or whatever. Bikes didn't fit into their worldview.
The big problem we have now is that while cycling has crept back into government consciousness, public discussion of it has become almost entirely predicated on 'safety'. Hence bollocks like Oval. ( Edit: or the fact that practically every time I mention cycling to non-cyclists, they always ask if I wear a helmet). It is still not taken seriously as mass transport, and it's that which will make us more Dutch, not infrastructure.