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Bogota has alot of bike lanes, 344kms of off-road and separated bike paths.
The downtown/centre-ville/centro ones are totally different: farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3139669132_16a1daffb5_z.jpg
The entire network is separated from cars in some way. They often run down the grassy centre boulevard of major roads, on the road but separated from cars by a 2-foot-wide curb, or on part of the superwide sidewalks. This one is a adjacent to a major arterial - it has a very different character to the downtown or built up areas. The downtown bike paths in Bogota are similar to the ones in Montreal (but I believe Bogota's have been around longer).
Back home, I have noticed locally that the demographic (and numbers) of cyclists that uses painted lanes on city streets is very different from the small army of cyclists that use our commuter bike path, and I am jealous of Bogota's insight into personal safety.
My hometown prides itself on a wildly popular commuter bike path, but I have to say that this example of Bogota bike path network makes our (one) beloved path look like a very lonely cousin.
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In North America, my favourite urban bike paths are in Montreal: www.flickr.com/photos/99887786@N00/sets/72157622923072021/
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Time: 9:30 am
New York has been very public in celebrating it's adoption of painted bicycle lanes in Manhattan - however I think that in North America, Montreal deserves some special attention for it's bold move to create separated, bi-directional, bicycle lanes right through the downtown area. Installation began years ago (well before New York and well before Vancuver). The network is still a bit sparse, but still being constructed and intensified.
For schematics check out page 44 and the appendices of this document:
ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/arr_out_fr/medi...
As of December 2009, the closest thing that I have seen to this in the Americas are some of the Ciclorutas in downtown Bogota www.flickr.com/photos/83423898@N00/3139669132/in/photostream . Otherwise I feel the concept is much more European, - such as seen in Seville Spain www.flickr.com/photos/adrimcm/5786731273/in/set-721576267...:
A resident friend of mine (normally a driver) commented to me that an increase to respect/watch out for/accept cyclists by drivers had been tangible over the last few years - something she was still surprised by even though she was one of those who found herself being more aware of cyclists.
Bike commuting can be an inexpensive and efficient way to work physical activity into our lives - imho in a more logical way than the evening or after-work gym schedule.
This "piste cyclable" goes up to McGill University in downtown Montreal.
New York has been very public in celebrating it's adoption of painted bicycle lanes in Manhattan - however I think that in North America, Montreal deserves some special attention for it's bold move to create separated, bi-directional, bicycle lanes right through the downtown area. The network is still relatively new, a bit sparse, but still being constructed and intensified.
A resident friend of mine (normally a driver) commented to me that an increase to respect/watch out for/accept cyclists by drivers had been tangible over the last few years - something she was still surprised by even though she was one of those who found herself being more aware of cyclists.
As of December 2009, the closest thing that I have seen to this in the Americas are some of the Ciclorutas in downtown Bogota www.flickr.com/photos/83423898@N00/3139669132/in/photostream . Otherwise I feel the concept is much more European, - such as seen in Seville Spain www.flickr.com/photos/adrimcm/5786731273/in/set-721576267...:
Temperature: a crisp +1 degree Celsius
Time: 9:30 am
E-Learning als Motor der Weiterbildung in KMU?
Podium (von links n. rechts) : Dr. Lutz P. Michel, Vorstandsvorsitzender D-ELAN e.V., Dr. Klaus Glasmacher, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), Moderatorin Liane von Billerbeck, Michael Stamm (eComm Berlin), Dr. Martin Lindner
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E-Learning als Motor der Weiterbildung in KMU?
Podium (von links n. rechts) : Dr. Lutz P. Michel, Vorstandsvorsitzender D-ELAN e.V., Dr. Klaus Glasmacher, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), Moderatorin Liane von Billerbeck, Michael Stamm (eComm Berlin) und Dr. Martin Lindner.
Vortragsfolien im LERNET-Blog unter:
E-Learning als Motor der Weiterbildung in KMU?
Podium (von links n. rechts) : Dr. Lutz P. Michel, Vorstandsvorsitzender D-ELAN e.V., Dr. Klaus Glasmacher, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), Moderatorin Liane von Billerbeck, Michael Stamm (eComm Berlin), Dr. Martin Lindner
Vortragsfolien im LERNET-Blog unter:
Fragen aus dem Publikum. Andreas Gabriel (Netzwerk elektronischer Geschäftsverkehr) und die Moderatorin Liane von Billerbeck (Deutschland Radio Kultur).
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While New York has been very vocal in it's adoption of painted & paint-buffered bicycle lanes, Montreal has quietly been taking the bicycle revolution a step further by re-allocating lane and parking space to permanent, physically buffered bi-directional bike lanes. The growing network includes downtown streets.
As of December 2009, the closest thing that I have seen to this in the Americas are some of the Ciclorutas in downtown Bogota www.flickr.com/photos/83423898@N00/3139669132/in/photostream . Otherwise I feel the concept is much more European, - such as seen in Seville Spain www.flickr.com/photos/adrimcm/5786731273/in/set-721576267...:
Drivers have had some difficulty adapting to the changes (ie looking for cyclists, not just pedestrians when turning), a Montrealer friend of mine says that the driving culture is shifting to a high increase in awareness of cyclists.
Enabling cycling makes it a lower hanging fruit for all - including for those who may already have a car parked in the driveway.
November 30 2009