Originally Posted by
tbdean
Here in Atlanta that's just not true. There isn't enough physical road available to redivide and repaint. I'm not saying it's impossible to be "as bikeable as Portland" but it's going to take a lot more work. And there are a lot of people here that don't want it done.
The average Atlantan drives 66 miles per day. A lot of those miles are racked up driving back and forth between city center and the outlying McMansion suburbs.
IMO, that lifestyle borders on being immoral (from an environmental perspective), and is certainly not sustainable.