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Hear me out: elevated, enclosed cycleways with transparent walls and ceilings. - Much cheaper to build than underground tunnels. - Cyclists get a great view o
by cousin_it 3y ago
Hear me out: elevated, enclosed cycleways with transparent walls and ceilings.
- Much cheaper to build than underground tunnels.
- Cyclists get a great view of the surroundings.
- Can be horizontal regardless of terrain, so that cycling is effortless.
- Can be climate-controlled, so people can bike all year round in any weather.
- Don't cause noise problems like trains or cars.
- And of course make cyclists 100% safe from cars.
I just thought of this idea and it's so amazing that I'm not sure why it's not everywhere.
- com2kid 3y ago> Hear me out: elevated, enclosed cycleways with transparent walls and ceilings. Costs a fortune for window washers and graffiti removal. They would also end up being used by squatters and for dumping trash. Indeed, with how bad the housing crisis is in America, plenty of cities are having problems building any sort of public structure that has a roof on it...
- cousin_it 3y agoYeah, housing is definitely a bigger problem. I was thinking about it for some time, it seems the root of the problem is that rich homeowners try to prop up the value of their homes, by lobbying to stop new housing construction nearby. Basically cities want to grow, but existing homes act as a brake. If that theory is true, maybe one possible solution is to pay rich folks to get out of the way. The city can offer to buy their land, tear down their home, build an apartment building in its place, and pay them a cut of all future rental income from that building. This way they won't feel like selling now is missing out on future increases in land value. They can use the income to live comfortably somewhere else, and the city becomes free to build up.