JumpCrisscross 4 days ago

> not that expensive to put down a bike lane

Scale-wise insufficient. We aren’t going to get to net zero with bike lanes.

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recursive 4 days ago

Who said net zero? Perfect is the enemy of good.

JumpCrisscross 3 days ago

> Who said net zero?

OP is expressing dismay at EVs and suggesting building bike lanes instead. (Not in addition to.) The latter doesn’t solve the problem the former is being built to address. More bikes is nice. More EVs are necessary.

Suggesting more bikes as an alternative to EVs isn’t perfect versus good, it’s fielding rubber ducks against battleships.

recursive 3 days ago

> Not in addition to

Interesting. I didn't read that at all, but now this conversation makes a little more sense.

But suggesting bike lanes, not positioned as an replacement to cars, is a great idea.

jimjimjim 4 days ago

Comments like these need to be included in almost any discussion about transport or in fact any discussion about any change. Most people (or both sides) dismiss ideas because they are not 100% perfect. And ignore the fact that nothing can be perfect

jujube3 4 days ago

If we only do a little bit, we'll only accomplish a little bit.

recursive 4 days ago

Yes, we'd better not do a little bit. Surely then, we'll accomplish a lot.