Velo-City: Where the World Learns How to Build Streets for Everyone

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By Roger RudickMay 10, 2023, 4:48 pm397 pts
João Pedro Boechat, Director of Cycling Infrastructure for the city of Niteroi in Brazil, wasn’t convinced that Dutch-style protected intersections are the safest design for cyclists, since it has motorists and people on bikes meeting at a right angle. But getting convinced to think of streets in new ways is…

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