Wish this was coming as the first DLC. As a cyclist I always over build bike lanes roads and paths. Maybe there will be protected lanes and transit corridors with tram/bike/ped access only?
Given that there are major real world cities with over 25% of all trips in the city being done by bike, it's a huge part of modern city landscapes. Leaving bikes out is a huge hole in how modern cities are designed.
That's a bummer. It's almost certainly being cut for DLC content. I just hope they have a good value proposition bc we could probably just mod them in with bike paths as street modules otherwise
On the (hopefully) positive side: that might mean they put a lot of effort into the bike AI and biking networks. Maybe even some kind of a "light traffic" DLC which would contain bikes, e-scooters, etc?
That would be a nice consolation prize for sure. I wonder what they’re going to come up with. If the dev diaries have anything to say about the quality of the game, then I’m really excited!
While disappointed, i gotta say said news also kind-of excites me?
The non-inclusion of bike lanes + their acknowledgement by the dev team leads me to believe they likely have something really big/exciting in store for them when they release on the inevitable bike lane dlc.
In addition to potential really big mechanic additions, by waiting till after release, they can use feedback & lessons learned to really make bike lanes special.