In Cambridge, MA, USA, and nearby communities, bike advocates have made real progress with lanes and paths and general infrastructure. Also the city requires that new builds have a proper bike room. This building was recently gutted and fitted out and this is the bike room today - overloaded, and the building is barely half full… Looks like they will need to find more efficient bike racks!

Meanwhile in a recent commute I was in a queue of 30 bicycles at a light at which about 6-8 cars get through at a time. 10-15 years ago I was one of the few bikes on the roads at any time.

Hats off to the advocates and representatives of the local cities that have made this happen through continuous pressure and work over decades…

  • @woobie@lemmy.world
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    61 year ago

    Bicyclists like myself are just trying to do a thing we like in a world that is mostly designed for people that feel a 5000 pound SUV is a necessity to move a 175 pound person 4 miles to the store. Not sure why you are so mad. Might be a lack of exercise.