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I think people should start pushing for cycling infrastructure on fiscal responsibility grounds. A good cycle path system is an extremely cheap way to provide m
by ashtonkem 5y ago
I think people should start pushing for cycling infrastructure on fiscal responsibility grounds. A good cycle path system is an extremely cheap way to provide mobility options to a city, all considered.
- Steltek 5y agoI'm pretty sure most of the maintenance costs for a bike lane are for repainting it because cars drive over it and wear away the paint.
- ashtonkem 5y agoWeather tends to be a factor in some areas too. But generally the damage that a vehicle does to the road is proportional to the per axle weight raised to the fourth power; bikes don’t even register in terms of road wear.