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Cars transport around ~1500 people per hour per lane, while 2 bike lanes taking up the same amount of space of a car lane is ~5200 people per hour. A proper t
by novok 7y ago
Cars transport around ~1500 people per hour per lane, while 2 bike lanes taking up the same amount of space of a car lane is ~5200 people per hour. A proper train line does 32'000 people per hour.
https://www.theurbanist.org/2016/05/26/the-supply-and-demand-of-street-space/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2016/05/26/the-supply-and-demand...
A more visual demonstration:
https://humantransit.org/2012/09/the-photo-that-explains-almost-everything.html https://humantransit.org/2012/09/the-photo-that-explains-alm...
- HunOL 7y agoWith one exception that you have to find 5200 people, while cars actually transporting 1500 people and I am not talking about public transport. From my point of view the top priority should be good public transport.