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Have any cities made dedicated bike roads? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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It’s really dangerous to ride a bike on the roads in my 3rd world city even walking is dangerous due to bike lanes basically being ignored, motorcycles weaving around traffic, and poor nighttime lighting.

I just thought that dedicated bike/walking only roads connecting the major parts of my city would be a big boost for safety and I think it would greatly reduce the amount of people using cars.

Has this been tried somewhere else? Was it successful?

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[–] 4 points 8 months ago

In my city (Vienna, AT), there is a long stretch of cycleway right beside a river, parallel to one of the busiest roads (which runs one level further up): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wientalradweg

Walking is technically also allowed there, but not a lot of people do it because there are sidewalks on the top too, which lead to more destinations.

There is also a former metro viaduct that's been converted to a cycleway, though again, walking is allowed there too: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bertha-Zuckerkandl-Weg,_Vienna

Of course the shores of the Danube and Donaukanal, including the Donauinsel, are basically (narrow) parks in which cycling is also allowed.

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