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@enobacon@urbanists.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

> Montreal... #bicycles account for a fifth of all journeys, only slightly less than cars. Across the city more than a third of the population cycles at least once a week.
> London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City, the financial district, by two to one.
> Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city
> Copenhagen... bikes account for almost half of commuter journeys

#legalizeBikes #banCars

https://www.economist.com/international/2025/10/09/forget-evs-cycling-is-revolutionising-transport

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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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@enobacon@urbanists.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

> Montreal... #bicycles account for a fifth of all journeys, only slightly less than cars. Across the city more than a third of the population cycles at least once a week.
> London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City, the financial district, by two to one.
> Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city
> Copenhagen... bikes account for almost half of commuter journeys

#legalizeBikes #banCars

https://www.economist.com/international/2025/10/09/forget-evs-cycling-is-revolutionising-transport

The Economist

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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@enobacon@urbanists.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

@lkanies @mekkaokereke we have a lot of cars that work fine for longer trips and don't need to be replaced for a decade or more, but half of all car trips are less than 3 miles. Now how about an EV which can carry a couple people or a few kids, is easier to park, great for short trips, and costs less than $5k? We could even build them in the states. #eBikes #CargoBikes #LegalizeBikes

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@lkanies@hachyderm.io  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

@mekkaokereke when — not if — the US finally allows Chinese EVs to be sold directly here again, it will destroy our local car economy, far more than when Japanese cars showed up in the 70s.

Our whole country is in denial. And it will be catastrophic when the truth arrives.

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@enobacon@urbanists.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

@lkanies @mekkaokereke we have a lot of cars that work fine for longer trips and don't need to be replaced for a decade or more, but half of all car trips are less than 3 miles. Now how about an EV which can carry a couple people or a few kids, is easier to park, great for short trips, and costs less than $5k? We could even build them in the states. #eBikes #CargoBikes #LegalizeBikes

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