“We could have thousands of people going back to private cars, because it’s a unique way to guarantee security,” said one city planner.
Commuters wearing protective face masks make their way along a suburban train platform as they arrive at at the Gare du Nord RER station in Paris France, on Wednesday.Part of the approach focuses on urging businesses to stagger their work days to avoid “super-crowded subways and buses,” which will have to run at less than a third of their capacity to maintain social distancing. In addition, the city is constructing 22 miles of protected bike lanes, to be ready as early as May and June.
Major U.S. cities could also bolster the use of bicycle commuting, according to Columbia University’s Purnima Kapur — until recently the executive director of the New York City Department of City Planning. New York has suffered the worst outbreak in the United States, with more than 18,000 deaths according to NBC News’ tally.
in the number of cyclists crossing the East River bridges into Manhattan, compared to the same period last year.to create 40 miles of “open streets” in the next month to provide more space for pedestrians and cyclists to socially distance. Mayor Bill De Blasio said there is now an “opportunity to do more with bike lanes.”
Cities will need to find solutions that work for everyone or, Kapur fears, face a return to congestion and pollution.“I think we really have to avoid going back to getting more cars on the street to compensate for whatever the shortcomings of mass transit are,” she said. “So whether it’s bikes, electric bikes, electric scooters, there are going to be a number of strategies” to look at, she said.
While he believes a shift to cycling can provide a “marginal” solution for some, he feels the real long-term changes to cities could follow the realization by residents of “how bad the quality of the air actually is” once the cars return.
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