Brooklyn by Bike » car centric http://www.brooklynbybike.com bike culture from Brooklyn with love Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:06:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bicycle vs Helicopter at São Paulo Intermodal Challenge http://www.brooklynbybike.com/bicycle-vs-helicopter-at-sao-paulo-intermodal-challenge/ http://www.brooklynbybike.com/bicycle-vs-helicopter-at-sao-paulo-intermodal-challenge/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:19:26 +0000 anita http://www.brooklynbybike.com/?p=839 ]]>

São Paulo has been drowning in a sea of automobiles (6 million and counting). This car-centric urban transport model is showing signs of exhaustion. The average São Paulo inhabitant spends almost three hours a day stuck in traffic jams. That’s about 15 hours a week – or almost 2 working days.

Enter,  São Paulo Intermodal Challenge. “The challenge: to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible – during rush hour – using the mode of transportation of your choice.” [via PSFK]

And guess who wins?

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What a fantastic way to bring bicycles into the mix as a potential solution for São Paulo’s transportation issues!

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