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"Problem:
Bikes are cheap, healthy, and good for the environment; but the environment is not designed for them. #Bikes on roads are threatened by #cars; bikes on paths threaten #pedestrians.
Solution:
Build a system of paths designated as bike paths, with the following properties: the #bikepaths are marked clearly with a special, easily recognizable surface (for example, a red asphalt surface). As far as possible they run along local roads, or major pedestrian paths....
... Where a bike path runs along a local road, its surface may be level with the road - if possible, on the sunny side; where a bike path runs along a pedestrian path, keep it separate from that path and a few inches below it. Bring the system of bike paths to within 100 feet of every building, and give every building a bike rack near its main entrance." Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language #patternlanguage #christopheralexander
#bike #bicycling #bicycleinfrastructure