Tuesday, 3 March 2015

More Road Space

One of the great things about riding a bike, and about public transport is how little space it takes. Especially compared to cars.

Smarter transport frees up so much space on the roads. Groups have taken some stunning photos to illustrate just how much extra space there could be on the roads.

photo showing the amount of road space saved by bus and by bicycle - compared to car driving

There's also the famous photo of the space to transport 60 people, and this animation of the space saved by a bus.

space of cars versus bus

But one of the pictures I find the most compelling is this one from an international study. Building roads is such a wasteful way to transport a lot of people.