> Why can't we support and encourage cycling without vilifying cars in these threads?
In many places you have to win back some space from cars to make cycling/scootering/ anything viable.
For example in London we have a tonnel, Blackwall tonnel, built in 1890's - basically before cars existed. Its the only way to cross the river in east london for miles. It was open to people, horses, bicycles.
When cars became common, it was converted into a road, bicycles are banned. The story of non-car transportation is a story of routes and land being taken away from you.
Anyway, now in London they are building Silverstown tonnel near blackwalll tonnel, exclusively for cars. But there is still no way to cross the river on foot.
I saw a news article about the old blackwall tonnel being pedestrianised, but then realised it was 1st of April.
Also they are building a railway for 100 billion in UK, and the original plan envisioned cycle route along all of it, from london to birmingham. But then budgets were cut and the cycle route was removed to save wopping 0.01% or whatever
> Also, taking Spain as an example again, scooters and motorcycles are often a better compromise.
I think this is a good point, there is also a wide array of electric non-bicycle mobility solution that fit well onto public transport and trains.
In many places you have to win back some space from cars to make cycling/scootering/ anything viable.
For example in London we have a tonnel, Blackwall tonnel, built in 1890's - basically before cars existed. Its the only way to cross the river in east london for miles. It was open to people, horses, bicycles.
When cars became common, it was converted into a road, bicycles are banned. The story of non-car transportation is a story of routes and land being taken away from you.
Anyway, now in London they are building Silverstown tonnel near blackwalll tonnel, exclusively for cars. But there is still no way to cross the river on foot. I saw a news article about the old blackwall tonnel being pedestrianised, but then realised it was 1st of April.
Also they are building a railway for 100 billion in UK, and the original plan envisioned cycle route along all of it, from london to birmingham. But then budgets were cut and the cycle route was removed to save wopping 0.01% or whatever
> Also, taking Spain as an example again, scooters and motorcycles are often a better compromise.
I think this is a good point, there is also a wide array of electric non-bicycle mobility solution that fit well onto public transport and trains.