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by chc
4291 days ago
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> Not to mention better bike infrastructure reduces car traffic: more bikes means fewer cars I don't think this follows. I don't know anyone who says "Bicycling everywhere is attractive to me and totally fits in with my lifestyle, but there just aren't any bike lanes." I'm sure such people exist, but I don't believe there are a lot of them. For most people, it seems like the problem is that bicycles are just too slow to get where they want to go in the time they want to take to get there. This is largely a result of community planning, not bike infrastructure. Do you have data to the contrary? > The cost of a bike lane averages $130,000 per mile. > The cost of an urban road averages $4,000,000 per mile, per lane. But we aren't just talking about bike lanes, which are insufficient to guarantee that cars never get within three feet of a bike — we're talking about whole separate bike roads separate from the main road. Additionally, urban roads benefit so many more people in most places in the US that they're a bargain even at 30 times the price. I strongly suspect that less than 3% of commuters at any given time are riding bikes. |
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The number of cyclists was 2.6 times higher in 2012 than 2000. [1]
The program, whose efforts are guided by the Bike 2015 Plan, approved in June 2006, has created over 100 miles (160 km) of new bike lanes, installed 10,000 bicycle racks, and installed 165 miles (266 km) of signed bike routes in 2006. [2].
[1] http://www.bikewalklincolnpark.com/2014/05/walking-and-bikin... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_in_Chicago