One of the few good pieces of news I’ve heard recently is this:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-appeal-court-ruling-bike-lanes-removals-1.7615644
In Ontario, Canada, the court of appeals ruled that it was unconstitutional to remove bike lanes from three major streets in Toronto. The court determined that removing the lanes would put bicyclists at increased risks of harm and death. In addition, it showed that adding extra lanes for cars wouldn’t meaningfully reduce congestion. Expert evidence showed that “bicycle lanes, and in particular separated or protected bicycle lanes, reduce motor vehicle traffic congestion by providing an alternative method of transportation that is safer for all users of the roads”.
This is all stuff that people in favour of cycling and mass transit have believed for decades. But, it’s now part of a decision in a court. IMO that’s a pretty huge win.
Is 16 minutes a long time for a walkable city? I always thought that the bar was something like 30 minutes, and 20 minutes was normal-ish.
I am a fan of city design that tries to keep total commute time, including walking and transit, under 30 minutes.
16 minutes is a long time in a 15-minute city.
For me 10 is the max as here in the equator the sun is unkind. Anything more than that i’m biking.
20min is a lot.
If it takes me 20min to walk somewhere, I bike instead.
If it took me 20min to bike somewhere, I consider how to plan it into my day.
I am absolutely willing to bike up to 1h, an did so to school for years, it’s not something spontaneous anymore. All of that is of course more complicated, daily commutes feel longer, greenery makes it feel shorter.I don’t bike unless I have to carry cargo or it’s going to take more than an hour to walk, because of how hostile and aggressive drivers have become. I miss just getting on my bike without a care.
It’s specifically targeted at the concept of the 15 minute city/neighbourhood
My instance tells me this post has 25 replies, but I don’t see any. Did something happen?
You’re looking at the number of replies in the original thread this was crossposted from, not this thread.
I think maybe whatever UI you’re using didn’t make it clear that this was a cross post? There’s comments on the original post, not the one you and I are commenting in.
That’s especially weird, since Piefed usually shows comments from crossposts too but didn’t this time!
