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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

The more that bike lanes multiply in cities, from New York to São Paulo, the more people ride. Over the past decade, bike commuting in the U.S. has grown 62%. But it's still a tiny fraction of overall transportation.

In order to really get people out of cars, a group of Australian designers thinks we need to fully redesign cities [fastcoexist.com]—including the way we make buildings.

"The city of the future should not have infrastructure for cycling," writes Steven Fleming, an urban design professor and director of Cycle Space, an organization that reimagines bike-based urban design. "It should be infrastructure for cycling."
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He calls it the "start of trip" problem—even if a city has great bike lanes, if someone doesn't have a good way to store and access their bike, they may not want to ride. Bike-friendly cities like Copenhagen still struggle with what happens when you get home or arrive at a destination.

Amsterdam and Copenhagen seem to be on the leading edge of bikeable cities. Any Soylentils familiar with those places care to opine?

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