Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by SllX on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:09PM (#26729554)

The political cost within a democratic society is a reality and a real cost you have to contend with if you want to reshape how public roads are used. So, yes, the cost is high compared to switching cars.

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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by ErikVandeWater on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:23PM (#26729763)

The political cost is largely from losing lobbying $ from car companies (and possibly construction companies).

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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by SllX on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:59PM (#26731178)

Maybe where you’re at. Where I’m at it’s mostly NIMBYs and small business owners.

Either way, the source is irrelevant to the fact that it is a real cost.

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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by rtlfe on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:19PM (#26732893)

> Where I’m at it’s mostly NIMBYs and small business owners.

It's business owners here too. There are many studies showing that bike lanes create more customers than parking spaces, but the owners don't believe it and consistently act against their own interest.

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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by refurb on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @11:58PM (#26734956)

Yeah, clearly the car companies are lobbying cities hard?

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