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This actually isn’t surprising at all, but it still needs to said over & over — the biggest barrier to more urban biking in cities is the fear of cars.

“A study confirms that if we are serious about getting people on bikes, they need a safe place to ride.”

Via @lloydalter #TreeHugger #bikes #cities #urbanism #cars #BikeLanes
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Person on bike riding on bike-lane next to river in city

Biggest Barrier to Biking Is the Fear of Cars

If we are serious about getting people on bikes, they need a safe place to ride.
Lloyd Alter (Treehugger)
#cars #bikes #urbanism #cities #bikelanes #treehugger @Lloyd Alter

Remember this? A simple, creative way to make the really important point about the need for child-safe, all-ages & abilities PROTECTED bike-paths. Paint isn’t safe infrastructure, any more than stuffed animals are — if you wouldn’t let your kids ride in it, it isn’t safe, Period. #Berlin via @umwerfer.

#LetKidsBike #Urbanism #BikeLanes #Cities #transportation #bikes #cars #city #kids #car

Kids riding bikes in bike-lanes defined by a row of stuffed animals in Berlin, Germany
#transportation #Berlin #cars #bikes #urbanism #car #cities #bikelanes #kids #city #LetKidsBike @Daniel

There's bike infrastructure, and then there’s Dutch bike infrastructure.
#Hovenring, the World's 1st suspended bike path roundabout (although some Norwegians I know dispute that…)
#cities #BikeLanes #urbanism #bikes #Dutch
#dutch #bikes #urbanism #cities #bikelanes #hovenring

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