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We will be moving to a house in the suburbs next year, and then we probably will get a cargo bike, as there we will have space to safely store it and the roads are better for cycling than the city centre.

Bikes also need a good amount of infrastructure, and most cities do not have that right now. Given its usually car drivers that pay taxes for roads (either a direct road tax or through fuel) it not really a suprise that they are designed for them.

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I would suggest you take a close you at how much you local governments spend on roads vs how much they bring in via road/fuel taxes.

In most places the cost of roads (especially local roads) is being partially covered by general taxes. Where I live is it around 50%.

I calculated this out 2 months ago: The US spent 416 billion dollars on roads in 2014 [1]. At 123 billion gallons of gas [2] and 44 billion gallons of diesel [3], that would require $2.50 worth of tax per gallon. Gas near me is $3.40 with a 60 cent tax so $1.90 short or 24%.

[0]: https://terrapass.com/product/personal-carbon-offset-grouped

[1]: https://www.bidnet.com/resources/business-insights/us-govern...

[2]: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=23&t=10#:~:text=In...

[3]: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/diesel-fuel/use-of-diese...

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