Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
That’s incredible. I wish cities in the US would do stuff like this too - it’s so terrifying to ride a bike where I live even inside the bike lanes because so few cars even acknowledge the bike lanes. I would go for more walks with my dog if there were less cars too, both he and I are sensitive to loud sounds like engines
it’s so terrifying to ride a bike where I live even inside the bike lanes because so few cars even acknowledge the bike lanes.
We need those in charge of policies to recognize that paint isn’t infrastructure. Every time I see a new “bike lane” painted on a road I just think its a cheap cop out.
That’s incredible. I wish cities in the US would do stuff like this too - it’s so terrifying to ride a bike where I live even inside the bike lanes because so few cars even acknowledge the bike lanes. I would go for more walks with my dog if there were less cars too, both he and I are sensitive to loud sounds like engines
We need those in charge of policies to recognize that paint isn’t infrastructure. Every time I see a new “bike lane” painted on a road I just think its a cheap cop out.