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minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 months agoDidn’t they do some big bike lanes conversions?
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 months agoYes, hundreds of miles in a year connecting disparate lanes into a cohesive network. Meanwhile NYC failed to put in 50 miles then immediately swept it under the rug and abandoned the plan.
minus-squareUranium3006@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoI’ve heard NYC had a good cycling culture. what’s it like on the ground there?
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoIt’s improving but there are too many bicycle gutters (“share rows”) and our network has a lot of really risky exchanges that you have to cross to get back into protected paths. Cyclists are regularly killed in the city by drivers.
minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoYes, one of the most notable ones is Rue de Rivoli
minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoNot just bikes did a video on it, apparently they did a lot of stuff in a very short amount of time
Didn’t they do some big bike lanes conversions?
Yes, hundreds of miles in a year connecting disparate lanes into a cohesive network.
Meanwhile NYC failed to put in 50 miles then immediately swept it under the rug and abandoned the plan.
I’ve heard NYC had a good cycling culture. what’s it like on the ground there?
It’s improving but there are too many bicycle gutters (“share rows”) and our network has a lot of really risky exchanges that you have to cross to get back into protected paths.
Cyclists are regularly killed in the city by drivers.
Yes, one of the most notable ones is Rue de Rivoli
Not just bikes did a video on it, apparently they did a lot of stuff in a very short amount of time