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Can biking and walking to work scale to a large 1M city, assuming families hold 2 jobs and people don't want to be limited by distance ? As for sustainable, on
by petra 9y ago
Can biking and walking to work scale to a large 1M city, assuming families hold 2 jobs and people don't want to be limited by distance ?
As for sustainable, once you ban cars(as a thinking exercise) but build the best and most innovative public transportation, you could get something great and sustainable, where great can be as an extra 1/2-1 hours a day to spend with your kids.
- akvadrako 9y ago> Can biking and walking to work scale to a large 1M city Of course. Amsterdam is around 1M. In general, biking is one of the highest throughput forms of transport available.
- criddell 9y agoPart of that is due to an agreeable climate. I ride my bicycle to work when I can (it's only 7 miles to my office) and when I can is often limited by temperature. Once it gets above 100 F or if winds are above about 15 mph, I'll drive.
- akvadrako 9y agoIt’s true it rarely gets over 100F, but the Netherlands is known for having a unwelcoming climate. It’s often rainy and very windy or at least a kind of cold that’s more chilling than southern canada. 7 miles is also very far - that’s more like a city of 5M