Cars still have the right of way in the Slovak capital: less than two percent of the journeys are made on bicycles.
© epd / Kilian Kirchgeßner
by Sandra Kirchner
More bicycles, buses and trams should shape the cityscape in the future. But the mobility patterns of women and men differ
Transport policy is the construction of roads - for decades the politicians in Bratislava concentrated on car traffic as if there were no local transport and bicycles. Setting up new bus lanes was almost breaking a taboo. Politicians admitted to cycling, but it suffered from implementation. This has had consequences to this day: Less than two percent of all trips are made by bicycle.