From Co-Exist: This Floating Bike Path In The Thames Would Give London Cyclists A Car-Free Commute
As London tries to squeeze more separated bike lanes on overcrowded streets, one group of designers wants to take a different approach: Why not add a bike lane to the water, giving cyclists a car-free commute up and down the river?
The proposed Thames Deckway Project would float in the Thames River for about seven miles, from residential neighborhoods to one of the city’s financial districts, letting cyclists completely avoid traffic.
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In this case, London should look to the colonies – Brisbane in particular:
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This was the floating bikeway on the Brisbane River, destroyed in the last major flood a few years ago and now being rebuilt to (literally) higher standards.
Um. Forget walking on water….let’s cycle on it! That is awesome. It would be even more amazing if the structure allowed natural fish habitats to grow and thrive there.