Samenvatting
The provision of transport services in Leon, Nicaragua is becoming increasingly difficult for the city government in the face of rapid urbanisation and a shrinking public budget. Some citizens have responded by turning to the bicycle to meet their transportation needs. But the city government promotes automobile-dependent urban development whilst penalising cyclists with a tax and license requirement. City officials have failed to meet their purpose of eliminating dangerous traffic congestion, in part because of misguided policies and plans, and in part because bicyclists have resisted government authority. (A)