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Munich wants to extend the thrill of the open highway to cyclists with a network of bike lanes running through the city and into the suburbs, in a bid to encourage car-free commuting.
The ambitious plan calls for a network of 14 two-way bike paths, each 13 feet wide and fully segregated from automobile traffic, that would spread out over an area of about 400 square miles. No crossroads, no traffic lights. It's an autobahn for cyclists, or, as the Germans obviously call it, a Radschnellverbindungen.
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The planned routes would connect Munich with small city centers, universities, and employment centers. They would be built over a combination of what's now open land, small streets, and conventional size bike lanes.
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Building the Radschnellverbindungen's not a done deal yet. Local authorities must approve the project before construction starts, and it won't be cheap. The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung pegs the estimate at $1.75 million per mile.
(Score: 1) by Darth Turbogeek on Sunday August 02 2015, @11:36PM
Actually, 30km commute would be 40kms shorter than my afternoon ride home.
Now if I went 30km commute by bike - that would also be faster than car / public transport with how rotten the roads and transport is at peak hour. If you are anywhere near in shape, it's only an hour and a bit. And if you commute 30kms, you get in shape pretty damn quick and I have lousy bike infrastructure to deal with. Dedicated bike infrasture would make it faster and even more compelling.
Oh and riding in anything other than blistering cold is honestly no problem.