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Cool idea for biking in cities

Post in 'The Green Room' started by begreen, Jan 19, 2013.

  1. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    I stumbled on this presentation today. It's in Spanish, but you will get the drift by watching it. The system consists of elevated tube bicycleways that allow speedy transport throughout a city. It deals with a lot of the unfavorable parts of bicycling in a city, like weather, commingling with auto traffic, speed, etc. I like it!


    begreen, Jan 19, 2013
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  2. Seasoned Oak Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 17, 2008
    2,025 posts
    Eastern Central PA
    Thats one EXPENSIVE bicycle path probably more than 1 million a mile. I can see that crowded with all sorts of who knows what. Cool but not practical.
    Seasoned Oak, Jan 19, 2013
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  3. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    In Seattle or Portland it would be crowded with - bicyclists. This is not a casual walkway. The real question is how many people would it efficiently move. As more gridlock sets in, getting people moving off the streets is becoming more an issue in major cities.
    begreen, Jan 19, 2013
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  4. Seasoned Oak Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 17, 2008
    2,025 posts
    Eastern Central PA
    People in a tube ,like hamsters.Could you see gettin an ambulance type device down there for some dude whos ticker gives out pumpin the pedals.All sorts of unknowns.
    Seasoned Oak, Jan 19, 2013
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  5. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Good point. They actually cover that in the slides (in Spanish). It's actually more of a serious concern with cars in tunnels.
    begreen, Jan 19, 2013
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