Hacker News Reader

Comment by accountyaccount | Hacker News Reader

We have mild, flat, and dense. Boston and NYC, for example.

I think the only missing piece in many cities is funding and prioritization.

NYC is not mild compared to Amsterdam. According to this source (admittedly just the first I Googled), Amsterdam is on average 13F cooler in the summer, which IMO makes a huge difference when relying on it for your daily commute.

[1] http://www.amsterdam.climatemps.com/vs/new-york.php

There are many cycling-happy cities in Europe with different weather and geography[0]. Barcelona is pretty warm, for example.

[0] https://www.wired.com/2015/06/copenhagenize-worlds-most-bike...

"Flat" may be a matter of perspective:

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=728621

(A discussion of how "hilly" Boston is with respect to the Boston Marathon.)

"If you live in Kansas Boston is hilly. If you live in Colorado Boston is flat."

NYC is really bike-friendly.

I think the contributing factor is delivery people who use their bikes a lot, now another problem is that they are completely ignorant of any traffic rules, but can't have it all I guess

Boston can have some pretty rough winters snowfall wise. I was under the impression this was much less of a problem in places like Amsterdam.

In Sweden, bike riding levels fall dramatically during the winter - that doesn't stop people riding in the summer though.

Of course, you need decent alternative infrastructure - buses, trains etc.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com