After a decade of runaway car sales, Chinese cities are threatened by dangerous levels of pollution and traffic congestion. The FT's Patti Waldmeir reports from the picturesque city of Hangzhou on the local government's efforts to clear the air and unclog the streets by promoting the world's biggest public bike rental scheme.

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