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Tokyo has a far higher bike rate than any major American city: https://cityclock.org/blogs/cycling-mode-share-data-700-cities-40-countries https://cityclock.org
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
Tokyo has a far higher bike rate than any major American city: https://cityclock.org/blogs/cycling-mode-share-data-700-cities-40-countries https://cityclock.org/blogs/cycling-mode-share-data-700-citi...
Keep in mind that "Tokyo" isn't just the super dense, most central area of the metro. Tokyo technically covers a huge swathe of land, including towns that are basically suburbs. And while Japanese cities don't usually include much bike-specific infrastructure, in practice many of the narrow roads are pretty bike friendly anyway, just due to their very narrowness.
- foobiekr 5y agoI have spent a ton of time in Tokyo. I am fascinated by this. I actually suspect they are including the delivery bikes, which are not really the same thing, and the cited study, which I will try and track down, has poor data hygiene.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoHmm, I don’t really see why that wouldn’t count. Do car/truck work vehicles not count for car mode share?
- foobiekr 5y agoBecause they are basically strictly mopeds and not used for ordinary people. The cited study there is unknown because it’s not actually cited.