Back a few months ago, I essayed a piece on the new bike 'autobahn' that was planned up, going from Darmstadt to Frankfurt (31 km or 19.2 miles, and it'd typically take you about 100 minutes of leisure biking, or possibly 60 minutes with a battery 'lift'). Millions were going to be poured into this venture and everyone seemed 'thrilled' (as much as you can get over a paved bike trail).
So in the last day or two....the first piece of this new bike 'autobahn' has been completed (roughly 3.6 kilometers), from Egelsbach to Offenbach. Here's the interesting thing....it's four meters wide (roughly 13 ft), lighted, and asphalt. When this is all done....some folks have the idea that thousands of people per day will use this instead of taking the train or driving, from either city.
My view is that they picked a highly urbanized area.....with probably forty different suburbs or villages between the two, and no matter how you swing this.....they'd probably get 10,000 people a day using some piece or part of this. But being mostly flat....helped a lot.
Expansion? There are various routes being talked about and planned, with some are still five to ten years away.
How this works in winter? That's my sole negative view on the concept and money spent. From November to March....I just don't see the routes being used much.
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