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Cake day: October 20th, 2020

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  • The spectrum of choice between analog bikes and a basic commuter car is ripe for some disruption, even more so with a fuel crisis looming. Kei-cars are also in that middle space on the spectrum. Highways and high speed stroads are such a barrier to new riders in many areas (especially low density suburbs), but it can often be improved with some minimal infra investments in comparison to the highways and stroads. Storm water infra is often ideally situated for this kind of multi-use updating. Hopefully this crisis can lead to a massive bike boom that deals a potent blow to the hollow shambling zombie of car culture and car infra investment.

    I’d personally really like to see some more e-bike or e-trike options on the area of the spectrum closer to kei-cars. Not quite a full vehicle, but like pedicabs and rickshaws and such that are about half the width of a regular car so they can comfortably share the bike paths.

    One other thing for your Bicycle Bolshevik Garden City of the Future, is public bathroom/shower facilities spread around the urban fabric. This would make bike commuting so much nicer overall, and each one could have some other amenities that provide a local community space.

    Let’s all lathe-of-heavensicko-biker this into existence.