Interesting Bristol council pushed hard for funding under the title of a "cycling city" which they gained and still have that title. in fact this year they received 5 million just for projects which included cycle ways as a cycling city
Strangely, the one thing I remember from my last visit to Bristol was how difficult it was to safely maneuver my car around the cyclists riding through the city centre area. Maybe they were still building the cycle routes then, I dunno....