Last year, San Francisco voters did something exceedingly rare in car-crazy America: They closed two miles of a coastal highway to vehicles, creating a sprawling park for pedestrians, joggers, and cyclists. Of course, furious residents in the neighborhood bordering the erstwhile highway voted last month to recall their representative at City Hall for championing the transformation and, to their minds, creating a traffic nightmare on side streets — even though commute times in the area have grown by just a few minutes since the closure.
E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously
E-bike sales are booming, providing a sustainable form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet American cities remain committed to cars.
