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The other aspect is that bike routes should be continuous without too many slow/stop points as that zaps a lot of energy from commuters. Here in the UK we have
by ndsipa_pomu 4y ago
The other aspect is that bike routes should be continuous without too many slow/stop points as that zaps a lot of energy from commuters.
Here in the UK we have the worst designed cycle "paths" that are just painted onto pavements and stop at each side road, so it's far better to completely ignore them and use the road as then you have priority over the side roads.
- rconti 4y agoYeah, I'm spending 2 weeks in Boulder, Colorado, which is known as a very bikeable city. It has lots of on-street bike lanes, and it doesn't have a lot of dedicated cycleways as such, but there are a large number of river paths (which is a common way of doing multi-use infrastructure here, since the right-of-ways are already there), therefore avoiding many intersections. Because of the time savings not waiting at traffic lights, going 2.5 miles on slightly reduced speed on paths is faster than going 2.0 miles next to cars and waiting at traffic lights.