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

Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by jedberg on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:24PM (#26729774)

The major investment I’m referring to is tearing down houses and building mixed use buildings. Otherwise in most cities biking is impractical because of a lack of commercial space near residential.

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Re:Cycling is more important than electric cars for reaching... by rtlfe on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:18PM (#26732871)

1. If you change the laws to simply allow more density and mixed use, things will start changing soon. Especially in high-cost cities. Governments don't need to invest any money here, just time.

2. People tend to underestimate how far you can easily go on a bike. The house I grew up in on the outskirts of a rural town is 5 miles from the supermarket, which sounds far but should take only about 20 minutes.

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