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Inside the mesmerising bicycle parking garage in Utrecht
@lennartnout:
Inside the mesmerising bicycle parking garage in #Utrecht. 2 bicycles per second (!) exit the garage at peak hour. Imagine what this would look like if these were cars. https://t.co/useutsgCEQ
It's exciting to see how biking and public transportation infrastructure works in a city that actively embraces it, as opposed to my own city which seems to fight it tooth and nail. The idea of a bike garage is something I never even considered before. In the US - even here in NYC - it's cars, cars, cars.
I find most exciting images of people running errands with cargo bikes, picking up their kids from school. Lots of inspiring infrastructure is posted here https://twitter.com/placesforbikes/.
Meanwhile, here's a thread that shows what discussions about bicycle policy look like in New York: https://twitter.com/DaveCoIon/status/1004847635365269504
Sigh.
Human-scale, environmentally-friendly transit that encourages good health and stimulates the economy through easier on-street engagement and more available real estate? It's more a Shelbyville idea.
Hmm, I might take my bike down to Utrecht just to experience that!