How to Build a City Around Bikes, Fast

Bloomberg Quick takes gives nice overview of cycling. 

A good example is Seville who had the smart idea of building integrated network rather than isolated fragments of quality road. 

You will notice it sots them $20 million to make 80km of cycle network getting 77,00 people per day. Over $900 million for 18Km of  metro track for 44,000 people per day. Although I will point out this typically requires removing space from cars- who start to object.

Biking Montreal: Montreal's Newest Bicycling Infrastructure Dazzles!

One of the aspects that have emerged with the pandemic is the growing shift in focus towards cycling. 

This example from Montreal shows the economic rebound linked with cycling infrastructure. 

(19) Utrecht: Planning for People & Bikes, Not for Cars - YouTube

(19) Utrecht: Planning for People & Bikes, Not for Cars - YouTube

I've cycled in Utrecht - it's very flat. As you can see from the video if you have segregated cycle routes you can create a fabulous popular, zero carbon, healthy, dense high capacity travel route. 

I liked the cycle streets - letting the cars (safely )  on the cycle strips. It helps solve the problem of surrounding buildings with cycling access ( good ) but isolating a building from say Ambulance access ( bad). 

Paris is young again.

Paris is young again.

By @schlijper pic.twitter.com/ssWL09f5J7

— createstreets (@createstreets) July 21, 2020

This is an amazing video that I never thought would happen. Around the UK and clearly Paris there is a movement to come out of lockdown with more space given over to cycling. 

here is hoping it's going to last. 

Is this infrastructure of paint really good enough ?

(12) A cyclist's view of London's notorious Cycle Superhighway 2 - YouTube

A good example of everything wrong with current cycle lane provision.

Radbahn could become Berlin's first covered cycle path

Radbahn could become Berlin's first covered cycle path





A team of specialists from different fields wants to transform the area under Berlin’s elevated U1 rail line into a covered cycle path. Despite the project "Radbahn Berlin" coming on in leaps and bounds, there are still some hurdles to overcome.

Bike lanes are not good enough

SkyCycle Proposed For Bikes Above London Railways