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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Dutch drive, too, they just tend to cycle for shorter trips. No one serious is seriously saying 'replace all cars' as a solution for the foreseeable future

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am totally for more cycling… but imo from a policy perspective in most cities we just need more public transit and maybe some more bike lanes in areas they could help.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is right. I desperately want to cycle places and take public transit, but in Los Angeles, things have been built with such distances that this often means 2+ hour trips if not done by car. Cities need to rezone and re-prioritize for better public transit in a lot of areas to reach this vision.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Portland, Oregon has bike racks on their buses. It's entirely possible, with appropriate infrastructure, for people to combine cycling and public transit in order to get from point A to point B efficiently without a car.