I Love Riding in the City
NAME: Emerson Lehmann
LOCATION: São Paulo, Brazil
OCCUPATION: Digital Planner
Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?
São Paulo is the biggest city in Brazil with a population of 10 million people. The city is not bike friendly, in fact it’s not pedestrian friendly and is overly designed for cars.
Recently a project started connecting a lot of parks in a “Sunday bike lane” where families can ride and the general culture is changing a little bit.
The whole bicycle culture is soaring in small but vibrant groups, and we have it all—from fixies and bike polo, Critical Mass, people getting to work or using bikes for work, you name it, we have it.
The city got so filled up with cars everywhere that bikes became a very economic, fast and fun alternative to move around, since you cannot get a break from traffic not even on weekends.
I am a commuter myself and I love to ride every time I can. There’s another São Paulo for riders. In a car you can only have a framed view of the magnificent urban murals, but on a bike you can appreciate it, and still get to your destination before a driver.
I surely hope for a better structure for all riders, but so far I can live with just a shower at the office.
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