Zurich can learn a lot from Dutch cities about
building bicycle infrastructure.
Not exact matches
Infrastructure investments in new train tracks or fast - lane
bicycle paths, for example, might not only reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, but also decrease costs in other areas, because less roads and parking lots have to be
built.
FHWA grant funding, primarily in the form of formula grants to State DOTs and MPOs, can be used to
build and improve
bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure.
When I spoke at last year's Passivhaus conference in Austria, I suggested that as well as exporting the idea of Passivhaus, we had to export the idea of Vienna - where almost everyone lives in lovely apartments in mid-rise
buildings, where there is wonderful transit and
bicycle infrastructure just about everywhere.
O'Rourke seems offended by the
build - up of
bicycle infrastructure in New York City and elsewhere, though it costs a fraction of
building new roads.
We will make new investments in public transportation and
build bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure across our urban and suburban areas.
Here's one way to fund
bicycle infrastructure: Stop
building freeways in cities.