E-bikes could be the electric revolution cities need
This is a fantasy in the US, change my view.<p>We have waaaay too many overweight&#x2F;obese people. And, as other comments point out, there would have to be a sacrifice in terms of automobiles for this to truly work. I find it highly doubtful that Americans would be willing to make that trade. Also, I think that if it came up there would be significant push back from groups you wouldn’t expect, like the disabled or union trade workers. This “bicycles will fill the gap” is a fantasy of Boujie urbanites and the aristocracy. We talk about how the middle&#x2F;lower class feels a  sense of generational wealth loss, a major push to move people to bicycles from cars  would really drive(no pun intended) that message home.<p>And this is coming from someone who enjoys taking a bike instead of driving.