Just to compare, this is the utopian dream for Toronto:
There are approx. 18 cars and trucks in that image.
They are taking up SIGNIFICANTLY more space, and are causing traffic.
Still, we keep saying, “give us more of this, please!”.
Insanity or stupidity?
This is why you vote/advocate for bike friendly infrastructure to exist where you currently live.
Buddy this is suburbia that shit ain’t even on the ticket in the primary
Best thing I ever did in my life was to get out of the burbs.
Hence why I also said advocate.
If there are no relevant ballot issues, you will need to find like minded people to create petitions. Start small: Painted bike lanes, reduce speeds in neighborhoods, signage, etc
The other option is be angry and bitter on the Internet. 🤷♀️
I ain’t bitter or angry, like I said, this is suburbia, we just talk like that.
Things can change it just gonna take a generation or two. It took NL 40-50 years of development to achieve these efficiencies
Not really, it wasn’t much different in the mid-80s than it is now. Most of the change was early in the process. Beyond that, it’s mainly been improving integration of transport modes and fine-tuning some aspects of the system such as how intersections are controlled.