Speaking of cycling, another major European city has made a huge commitment to improving its bicycle infrastructure. London Mayor Ken Livingstone, famous for implementing congestion pricing, announced yesterday a £500 million ($1 billion US) investment package that aims to make the city a global leader in cycling. The plan includes:
- Velib-style bike-sharing program with 6,000 bikes for rent at stations approximately 300 meters apart
- New cycle paths
- Exclusive cycle zones
- Much greater bike parking capacity
Streetsblog has an excellent breakdown of the London cycling program.
I wonder how much longer Miami will view these ambitious bike plans as “unproven” or “a waste of time and money”?
sweet.
my guess is we’ll have to wait a lot longer in Miami…
for some reason, european cities are more willing to invest on bike transportation…. even the most progressive and bike friendly cities come up with shy demo projects of just a few hundred bikes while in Europe the bike wave has already taken over….
and Miami is not exactly the most progressive city so….cross your fingers… maybe our grandkids may see some bike lanes
You didn’t read today’s Herald?
“Miami to invest $1 billion in breast implants”
LMAO anon…