Re:Oslo made its city center basically car-free
by anyfoo on Friday January 25, 2019 @08:26PM
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Yes, the difference seems to be that Munich has lots of bike paths.
Re:Oslo made its city center basically car-free
by magicalhippo on Friday January 25, 2019 @08:33PM
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They're building more here tho, so unless we get a shift in power next year (local elections), the situation should be much better in a few years time.
They've also said they'll focus keeping the bike roads clear during winter, currently a big issue for myself.
Re:Oslo made its city center basically car-free
by dbdjfjrjvebd on Saturday January 26, 2019 @01:56AM
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Between this and the property tax I can't see the current local government holding onto power.
During winter the sidewalks rarely get the snow removed. So unless there's dedicated bike lanes, which there are still rather few of, you'd have to bike in the middle of the road. Which, due to the topography, would mostly mean holding up the traffic big time.
Here are some news articles from last winter which contains some illustrative pictures: https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/m60VB0/Mer-sno-i-vente-pa... https://www.aftenposten.no/osloby/i/ka3kLj/Oslo-vinteren-har...
Of course it's not always that bad, but it's usually not a whole lot better either for most of the winter.