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I'm saying there is little relation between quality of current governments and what bicycle lanes you have. It seems to me that continental european cities oft
by adrianratnapala 10y ago
I'm saying there is little relation between quality of current governments and what bicycle lanes you have.
It seems to me that continental european cities often have very wide roads once you get out of the old towns. Given the location, these must have been built around the mid-20th century. By all kinds of governments.
- Symbiote 10y agoThere is a strong relation between current (or recent) governments and bicycle lanes. For decades, people in London said the streets were too narrow for cycling. Once the mayor declared maintaining car speeds was no longer a priority above everything else, the traffic engineers found space. I've never visited Sydney, but it seems to have plenty of wide roads — I picked some central roads at random. Oxford Street has a bus lane on either side, plus two car lanes in each direction. On StreetView, the bus lane is filled with parked cars, and appears to be also a cycle lane. Reducing the width of the car lanes, removing parking from one side, or removing one lane of traffic would provide ample space. Palmer Street has two lines of parked cars, and enough space for three lanes of cars in between. Plenty of room for a dedicated cycle lane.