Something nice is happening to my commutes.
I'm only 3.5 miles from work, so I have options to extend. One of them takes me away from the city for the first 2 miles, along a lovely winding lane with views over the Derwent Valley, only spoiled by occasional motor traffic going too fast.
However, Severn Trent are replacing the pipes on that road and it's been closed it to motor traffic since June. It's blissful.
Coincidentally, on my more direct commute, a
water main has burst, knocking out the bridge to motor traffic (still passable on bike).
So I currently have two routes to work on both of which I can pretty much cycle in the middle (or all over) the road for almost 2 miles!