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> If you have trouble walking for any reason, it is really hard because cars have a hard time getting to many places you might need to go. But how has the impr

> If you have trouble walking for any reason, it is really hard because cars have a hard time getting to many places you might need to go. But how has the improvements for bicycling and pedestrians affected this? There might be many historic city planning reasons for these issues, not a new bicycle lane or other recent changes. Driving and finding parking in city center of Oslo have always been difficult, these changes has not significantly changed that. It has however encouraged more people to switch from car to bicycle or public transport + walking.

klunger 6y ago
You're right -- the new bike paths etc have not affected this. It's more a function of how parking in downtown is virtually non-existent. So if you want to go there, you need to take a taxi or public transport (or have someone drive you, which is a luxury most people don't have). Taxis here are insanely expensive and, while the public transport system is very good, it doesn't go everywhere. So, even if your destination is only, say, 300 meters from the bus stop, that can effectively be insurmountable distance for someone with mobility issues, especially in the winter.