ValnaoMar 10

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Reports Better Bike Lanes Led to Surge In Bike Traffic

https://sh.itjust.works/post/56596072

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Reports Better Bike Lanes Led to Surge In Bike Traffic - sh.itjust.works

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Show threadNarrativeBear
Who would have thought, next increased sidewalk widths and walkable neighborhoods increase the chance of someone choosing to go out for a walk
Mar 10 at 11:29pmWeb
Show threadAA5BMar 11
Cambridge is like 30 years ahead of this. They should be a model for the rest of us
Show threadLibertyLizardMar 11
Are they though? Still way behind European cities.
Show threadAA5BMar 11
In this case I doubt it
Show threadTheoriginalthonMar 11
European city’s were designed when everyone was on foot or maybe a horse, everything had to be walkable, even penthouses weren’t a thing because there were only stairs.
Show threadLibertyLizardMar 11

This is a bit of a myth. Many (most?) American cities were designed before the car too. But urban planners in the 20th century went all in on cars and racism and demolished their central cities to replace them with car infrastructure.

Actually some European cities did this too, but many repaired them later. Still, it wasn’t as common because the racial stuff wasn’t in play and the central cities had way more historical significance.

Show threadzaphodMar 12
A lot of european cities got destroyed during WW2 and were rebuild to be more car friendly.
Show threadaquovieMar 11

Which European cities? Amsterdam? Then sure. Rome? I think Cambridge wins.

Boston (and by extension Cambridge) is already very European-like for layout and walkability.