Sydney tar ponds could become bike school

The Sydney tar ponds should be turned into a bicycle academy after they're cleaned up, a Cape Breton cycling group says.

Velo Cape Breton, a volunteer-run pro-cycling organization, says the reclaimed Sydney tar ponds would be an ideal spot to teach kids how to ride their bikes.

The proposal calls for a miniature group of city streets, complete with intersections and traffic signs. Only bicycles would be on the roads so that kids could learn safely, the group said.