Bike lanes can be very cheap to make, put down some of those large planters to forbid car traffic and voila :)
A city close to mine additional had a bike purchase voucher for lower income individuals to help subsidize bike purchases (which is a much bigger upfront investment compared to a bus ticket!)
Overall I think you bring some good points! Ultimately the best choice will depend heavily on the area and its context.
That’s a good point. I’ve seen bike lanes added successfully with some simple paint even.
Getting enough bike lanes to be useful is the tricky bit, but those bus mounted bike racks mad e a huge difference for me, since I could hop a bus to get through the unbikeable areas.
I would much rather have bike lanes though, and I would have more time to shop at local business is they had bike access, of course.
Bike lanes can be very cheap to make, put down some of those large planters to forbid car traffic and voila :)
A city close to mine additional had a bike purchase voucher for lower income individuals to help subsidize bike purchases (which is a much bigger upfront investment compared to a bus ticket!)
Overall I think you bring some good points! Ultimately the best choice will depend heavily on the area and its context.
That’s a good point. I’ve seen bike lanes added successfully with some simple paint even.
Getting enough bike lanes to be useful is the tricky bit, but those bus mounted bike racks mad e a huge difference for me, since I could hop a bus to get through the unbikeable areas.
I would much rather have bike lanes though, and I would have more time to shop at local business is they had bike access, of course.