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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by cylinder on Monday June 23, 2014 @10:38AM (#7932170)
Driving is convenient when all variables are optimized: when there's lots of free parking, no traffic, no reckless/drunk drivers, good safe roads, gas is cheap, etc etc.

But as we all know, driving in major cities is no longer optimal.

Any city that chooses driving over all other modes of transportation has deliberately decided it is closed for further growth at some point. Once you reach that critical population point, car-dependent life just becomes hell.

Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by bane on Monday June 23, 2014 @11:46AM (#7932557)
100% agreed. I'm heartened that lots of new development is taking a mindful approach to smarter, mixed-use design centered around mass transit. It feels like, in the U.S. at least, we're on the cusp of a major transformation in some areas.

Unfortunately, for millions and millions of people, the city is viewed as a work location, not a living location. Building bike friendly infrastructure ends at the city limits and needs inter-government coordination and cooperation to achieve door-to-door biking. If you've ever dipped your toes in cross-county or other inter-government initiatives, you'll know that this is an extremely difficult proposition.