Seattle's 'microtransit' experiment drives people to light rail

Re:Seattle's 'microtransit' experiment drives people to ligh... by enjo on Sunday August 25, 2019 @01:12PM (#20794080)

I’ve noticed that in Denver that the more the bike infrastructure improves, the more people hate cyclists. Partly because cyclists often refuse to actually use the infrastructure instead riding on busy car laden streets one block over.

Also because the bike infrastructure came at the cost of parking or lanes of traffic.

I bike around the city every day and it’s definitely becoming more contentious.

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Re:Seattle's 'microtransit' experiment drives people to ligh... by mertd on Sunday August 25, 2019 @03:05PM (#20794825)

That's interesting. There must be a reason cyclists prefer the busy street over the said one. People are not that irrational.

I have seen cases of "improved" cycling infrastructure, for instance, like adding an impractical bike lane someplace, where the real intent is to mop the cyclists out of the way of the motorists.

I have bike commuted all over the US and almost all municipalities get this wrong. When building cycling infrastructure, optimize for the convenience of cyclists and not of motorists and people will use it.

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Re:Seattle's 'microtransit' experiment drives people to ligh... by resonantjacket5 on Sunday August 25, 2019 @04:45PM (#20795451)

That means the bike Lanes were built on the wrong roads and the road they're using provide a direct route

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