We've really made sense of their cycle plan, which was pretty anemic a year ago.

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"Chat is a big part of the plan, but tricky because you don't want to break the guessing cycle of the game, " Porter said.

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If you overestimate your monthly needs, Zact will actually credit your account at the end of the billing cycle, in effect charging you only for the plan you should have chosen based on usage.

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Cyclists can now plan their trips, make use of bike lanes, calculate cycle-friendly routes that avoid big hills and customise the map for cycling on smart phones and computers.

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And some groups heavily involved in Bush's 2004 campaign -- representing thousands of volunteers and millions of dollars in resources -- said they plan to sit this cycle out or turn their focus to down-ballot races.

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However a number of high-profile initiatives, including a London-wide public cycle hire scheme and a plan for a new railway link across the city, soon won him praise.

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Its scheme, which also suggests greater use of park-and-ride schemes, and better co-ordination of bus, cycle and train routes, is a response to Cardiff council's own local development plan.

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