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Adding scattered bike lanes in a haphazard way is insufficient. You need a network of physically separated bike lanes that connects an entire city. Any gap in t
by estebank 3y ago
Adding scattered bike lanes in a haphazard way is insufficient. You need a network of physically separated bike lanes that connects an entire city. Any gap in the network makes it so the bike lanes might as well not exist, if you go from a nice ride to being in mixed traffic. Physical separation is also critical, because between the lack of enforcement of blocked bike lanes in most locales and the apathy of drivers that have no qualms blocking them, if you don't make it physically impossible to park on them, people will park on them, rendering them useless.
- hot_gril 2y agoIt's not reassuring to say that these lanes only work when they cover the entire city. If they start with a smaller bike-friendly part of town and it actually works, people will want to move there or expand it.