Bike Networks Now! Audiobook: Chapter 10. The Atomic Unit

Bike Networks Now! Audiobook: Chapter 10. The Atomic Unit Once we’ve deployed digital infrastructure and made it possible for people to find chill routes using the infrastructure that exists today, we turn our attention to upgrading on-the-ground reality.The place to start is with the creation of “atomic units,” design elements that have the potential to scale. These features must:Create safe, high-comfort riding environments.Be low-cost so network scale is a possibility despite our limited budget.Take very little time to build.Be loved by neighbors for how the change improves the neighborhood.Examples of low-cost atomic units include: Diverters built with signs and pre-formed concrete that prohibit “rat-running,” cut-through traffic on neighborhood streets.The conversion of underused sidewalks to multi-use paths.Pavement markings that make it easy to follow a route, especially when you have to make complex transitions, like riding from a street to a sidewalk to a park trail. <a href="https://bikestreets.com/book/the-atomic-unit" class="sqs-block-button-element--medium sqs-button-element--primary sqs-block-button-element" data-sqsp-button target="_blank" > READ THE CHAPTER