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Any example cities?

bjelkeman-again 4y ago
Many European cities are expanding their bike paths quite extensively. As an example, this page in Swedish, published by the local government of Stockholm, has a map of the bike path network. https://cykla.stockholm/cykelnat/ https://cykla.stockholm/cykelnat/
bluGill 4y ago
Even little des moines is greatly building bike infrastructure. Though i wouldn't call this designing around bikes. Bikes are clearly for going bar hopping on Saturday, not for any serious business dealings. Though the side effect of all these paths is a few die hards do real business on bikes.
- kbelder 4y ago
  Is there a problem with drunken bikers on the weekends?
- waste_monk 4y ago
  Seems that instead of bar hopping on bikes, you could instead start patronising one of those bicycle bars, which allow you to gain the health benefits of pedalling and the alcohol benefits of alcohol at the same time. And you still get the bar experience, as between drinking on the bike you stop at pubs and drink there as well. These also use the existing car infrastructure (as they're usually 6-10 passengers drinking + the driver (who stays sober for obvious reasons) and thus about the same size as a transit van), no specialised bike infrastructure is required.
- barnabee 4y ago
  In central London a Lime (or similar) ebike is very often the fastest and most convenient way to get around bar none. The other big advantage of ebikes specifically is that you don't need a change of clothes and won't arrive dripping with sweat.
barnabee 4y ago
Things happening or happened in London: - Massive and sustained increase in cycle routes (also applicable to ebikes, scooters, etc.), especially fully segregated from traffic and pedestrians, and including redesigning some major junctions and transport hubs - Actual changes in law to allow e-scooters (initially via hire schemes) as well as police generally turning a blind eye to technically illegal personal e-scooters/and electric skateboards - Conversion of parking spaces to cycle racks, resident's cycle storage huts, and ebike/scooter drop-off points - City run cycle hire services and docking infrastructure as well as widespread app based services - Closing many residential streets to through traffic, allowing only local traffic (almost none) and pedestrians, cycles, scooters, skateboards (seriously, this is amazing, streets are super quiet and I can get around my local area by bike or electric scooter/skateboard quickly and incredibly safely) - Requiring cycle parking and storage in new residential and office developments - Increasing of congestions/pollution charging And when I travel around Europe, though I don't know as many of the specifics, it feels likely many cities are at least as advanced as London, quite likely moreso in many cases. The US… not so much.

Any example cities?

Many European cities are expanding their bike paths quite extensively. As an example, this page in Swedish, published by the local government of Stockholm, has a map of the bike path network. https://cykla.stockholm/cykelnat/ https://cykla.stockholm/cykelnat/

bluGill 4y ago

Even little des moines is greatly building bike infrastructure. Though i wouldn't call this designing around bikes. Bikes are clearly for going bar hopping on Saturday, not for any serious business dealings. Though the side effect of all these paths is a few die hards do real business on bikes.

kbelder 4y ago
Is there a problem with drunken bikers on the weekends?
waste_monk 4y ago
Seems that instead of bar hopping on bikes, you could instead start patronising one of those bicycle bars, which allow you to gain the health benefits of pedalling and the alcohol benefits of alcohol at the same time. And you still get the bar experience, as between drinking on the bike you stop at pubs and drink there as well. These also use the existing car infrastructure (as they're usually 6-10 passengers drinking + the driver (who stays sober for obvious reasons) and thus about the same size as a transit van), no specialised bike infrastructure is required.
barnabee 4y ago
In central London a Lime (or similar) ebike is very often the fastest and most convenient way to get around bar none. The other big advantage of ebikes specifically is that you don't need a change of clothes and won't arrive dripping with sweat.

barnabee 4y ago

Things happening or happened in London: - Massive and sustained increase in cycle routes (also applicable to ebikes, scooters, etc.), especially fully segregated from traffic and pedestrians, and including redesigning some major junctions and transport hubs - Actual changes in law to allow e-scooters (initially via hire schemes) as well as police generally turning a blind eye to technically illegal personal e-scooters/and electric skateboards - Conversion of parking spaces to cycle racks, resident's cycle storage huts, and ebike/scooter drop-off points - City run cycle hire services and docking infrastructure as well as widespread app based services - Closing many residential streets to through traffic, allowing only local traffic (almost none) and pedestrians, cycles, scooters, skateboards (seriously, this is amazing, streets are super quiet and I can get around my local area by bike or electric scooter/skateboard quickly and incredibly safely) - Requiring cycle parking and storage in new residential and office developments - Increasing of congestions/pollution charging And when I travel around Europe, though I don't know as many of the specifics, it feels likely many cities are at least as advanced as London, quite likely moreso in many cases. The US… not so much.