This is so key. Transport planners in most cities only consider the commute when they plan cycle routes. That’s not how you get more women on bikes. It’s also not how you stop people driving the school run!
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Urban Cycling Institute
Why do women "hate"#highways?
Our latest article explores how car-centric planning is inherently #gendered and excludes #women. Using the recent case of the highway expansion referendum in #Switzerland—which was rejected by a majority of women.
open.substack.com/pub/urbancyc...
Our latest article explores how car-centric planning is inherently #gendered and excludes #women. Using the recent case of the highway expansion referendum in #Switzerland—which was rejected by a majority of women.
open.substack.com/pub/urbancyc...
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