Normalizing the bicycle as a form of transportation has, for me, been an aspiration. In many cities today, using a bike to get around is viewed as an aberration, and that attitude is preventing us from improving our cities. But on a recent visit to Germany recently, I found that a place where cycling is a pretty common way of getting around, but that doesn't mean it's supported.

Thanks to Dirk von Schneidemesser for articulating what was just a feeling that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

0:00 Introduction
1:04 Berlin and Hamburg as cycling cities
3:09 Understanding 'normalized but marginalized'
4:38 What it looks like in Hamburg
7:20 How the law supports the marginalization of cycling
7:58 My takeaways

#cycling #bike #commuting

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