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[–] [email protected] 61 points 8 months ago

Based AF

With their recent bike lane overhauls this makes total sense to me

I just wish the NIMBYs in my neck of the woods would realize that such a thing is awesome for people

[–] someguy3 19 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Didn't they do some big bike lanes conversions?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, hundreds of miles in a year connecting disparate lanes into a cohesive network.

Meanwhile NYC failed to put in 50 miles then immediately swept it under the rug and abandoned the plan.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've heard NYC had a good cycling culture. what's it like on the ground there?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

It's improving but there are too many bicycle gutters ("share rows") and our network has a lot of really risky exchanges that you have to cross to get back into protected paths.

Cyclists are regularly killed in the city by drivers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Yes, one of the most notable ones is Rue de Rivoli

[–] kameecoding 1 points 8 months ago

Not just bikes did a video on it, apparently they did a lot of stuff in a very short amount of time

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

A great development!

[–] Winter8593 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

LET'S EFFIN GOOOOO!! I wish we could do something like that here 😭

[–] Pirasp 1 points 7 months ago

The worst part is, you could. You just don't. (Not talking about you personally, just your city)

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago