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I would say the main deterrent to riding a bike in LA is the fact the city is not dense, not the lack of bike lanes. Very few folks can afford to live anywhere
by parshimers 10y ago
I would say the main deterrent to riding a bike in LA is the fact the city is not dense, not the lack of bike lanes. Very few folks can afford to live anywhere close to where they work in LA. I don't know how one would solve that fairly, but, I don't think making bike lanes where they have little use (e.g. where it is a bedroom community) helps.
- ikawe 10y agoAre you referring to some actually unnecessary bike lanes in a "bedroom community" and if so where? Or is this all just conjecture?
- parshimers 10y agoActually, yeah. They added them on Foothill Blvd in Tujunga a while back. I seriously have never seen anyone ride a bike in one, and I drive around there at least weekly. Vineland between Lankershim and the 101 is also a good example, but that's a bit denser. The lane is just huge though.
- frabbit 10y agoI wonder how many people are actually in the situation that they commute some unpleasant distance to work, wishing they could live nearer, while meanwhile someone occupying a pleasant apartment near there work is doing the reverse every morning?