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Some observations: - LA is densifying fairly quickly. - More road capacity will not, in general, be added; road capacity is actually being removed. - Average
by sandover 10y ago
Some observations:
- LA is densifying fairly quickly.
- More road capacity will not, in general, be added; road capacity is actually being removed.
- Average car velocity is slowing and will likely continue to slow.
- Freeways at capacity, such as the 101 in the morning, move at approximately bicycle speed.
- Most bus routes in town move at slower than bicycle speed.
- The slower the traffic is, the safer a bicycle trip feels, subjectively.
- LA has 300+ days of great weather a year, making it pleasant to be outside.
- Air quality in LA gets better every year.
- Battery technology is the subject of intense R&D right now.
- 2-wheeled vehicles are never stuck in traffic.
- Consider the future of electric 2-wheeled vehicles in LA.
- ariwilson 10y agoI've been riding a road bike for 8 years in LA (4 miles, Santa Monica -> Venice) and it's been great. Yesterday I tried out an electric road bike for the first time to test out a longer commute (14 miles, Redondo Beach -> Venice) and it was great @ 45 minutes mostly on the beach. Not even tired! Compare that to my test car commute on the 405 from Redondo Beach -> Venice last Monday. Same 45 minutes but much more stress due to merging, bad drivers, people trying to make left turns last minute, etc.
- FullMtlAlcoholc 10y agoI had a daily commute that was 10 miles. I started biking to work and, as I got into better shape, I noticed that I could get there faster on bike. I sweat easily though, so that option only worked for me because my office had a shower.