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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...

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[–] woobie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is nice to hear. We have out enclaves of good cycling infra in Northern California, but much of the area near me is pretty much an afterthought. We have great recreational cycling, but for transport you are mostly mixing it up with the cars.