Millions ditched cars for bikes during the pandemic. These cities want the habit to stick | AP News

Headlines are quick hits from media outlets from Missouri and around the world. Follow the headline link for the full story. The source of this headline says:

In the agonies of the virus that upended most of the world, millions of people from Bogota to Berlin saw what life could be like on two wheels instead of four. Even as commuting to the office and going to school plunged at the height of COVID lockdowns, outdoor recreation, and cycling in particular, surged in country after country as people looked to escape isolation in a relatively safe way. . . .

So far the evidence is incomplete and varies by place. But the numbers suggest that if they build it, people will come.

Moon bike fed comment: this article details efforts by cities across the globe to improve the environment for bicycling. The article summarizes the statistics showing that when cities are made safer bicycling, far more people bicycle and bicycling becomes far safer.

Cities in Missouri are doing the same - for example Kansas City is adding dozens of miles of protected bike lanes in the core of the city.

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Millions ditched cars for bikes during the pandemic. These cities want the habit to stick | AP News