The Bicycle Road is Designed to Make Cycling in Big Cities Safer
Michael Hines — August 6, 2011 — Autos
References: ineslebihan & ecofriend
Many cities around the world could benefit from Ines Le Bihan's simple and smart Bicycle Road. Bicycle Road is a portable bike path designed to take the hassle out of setting up designated bike lanes.
It may seem easy to get a bucket of paint out and draw a bike path, but it is actually far from it. As more and more bikers descend on the streets of cities originally built for cars, the issue of where to put bike lanes grows more contentious. The Bicycle Road would allow cities to experiment with bicycle lanes at a relatively small cost and with no commitment. The panels snap together using metal fasteners and appear to be made out of rubber. People living in crowded cities are increasingly relying more and more on bicycles to get around. This change in attitude could eventually force designs like the Bicycle Road into the forefront.
It may seem easy to get a bucket of paint out and draw a bike path, but it is actually far from it. As more and more bikers descend on the streets of cities originally built for cars, the issue of where to put bike lanes grows more contentious. The Bicycle Road would allow cities to experiment with bicycle lanes at a relatively small cost and with no commitment. The panels snap together using metal fasteners and appear to be made out of rubber. People living in crowded cities are increasingly relying more and more on bicycles to get around. This change in attitude could eventually force designs like the Bicycle Road into the forefront.
Trend Themes
1. Portable Bike Paths - The Bicycle Road offers a simple and smart solution with portable bike paths, allowing cities to experiment with bicycle lanes at a relatively small cost and with no commitment.
2. Modular Infrastructure - The panels of the Bicycle Road snap together using metal fasteners, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities for modular infrastructure in various industries.
3. Rise of Urban Cycling - As people in crowded cities increasingly rely on bicycles to get around, there is a growing demand for safer cycling infrastructure like the Bicycle Road.
Industry Implications
1. Construction - The modular and portable nature of the Bicycle Road presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the construction industry for developing modular infrastructure solutions.
2. Urban Planning - The Bicycle Road addresses the need for safer bicycle infrastructure in cities, which presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in urban planning and design.
3. Sustainable Transportation - The rise of urban cycling and the need for safer bike lanes create potential disruptive innovation opportunities in the sustainable transportation industry, with solutions like the Bicycle Road.
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