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@The_Seldom_Killer
Building Skyways from scratch is a pish idea. Like a lot of thing like concept bikes and rear lights that draw a bike lane behind the rider it isn't something that should be given any real extra thought.
However, like the New York High Lines, it should inspire us to think a bit more creatively about where bikes can and should go. Whilst we are traffic and that should never be taken away from us, bikes, like many smaller forms of transport, have a lot in the way of flexibility and capacity to go beyond that. A lot of redundant space in the urban and transport environments is simply overlooked and could easily be repurposed for cycling, walking and other small transport. We should be pushing to have these spaces developed for us before someone else grabs it for less social reasons.