Berlin's Plan to Become a City for Cyclists
The cities mentioned as being great for cyclists are Copenhagen and Amersterdam, and now Berlin is trying.<p>What is interesting is that the countries these cities are in Denmark, Netherlands, and Germany have fertility rates of 1.7, 1.7, 1.5 births/female [0].<p>In other words, people aren't having that many children. When transporting children, cars become a whole lot more convenient than bicycles. You don't have to worry about them getting too cold or hot or wet. You can easily transport 3 children in the back of a car without difficulty (try doing that on a bicycle). The car can easily carry all the diapers and baby food you need for an outing as well as changes of clothing for inevitable accidents kids make.<p>Bikes are awesome for adults without children, cars seem better for those with children, especially young children.<p>I wonder if this push to bike friendliness is driven in part by the changing demographics of more adults without children.<p>0. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependencies_by_total_fertility_rate" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_d...</a>