A cartoon showing two intersecting bike paths. The bike paths are filled with speeding fat bikes and electric cargo bikes. The cargo bikes are all decked out with bells and whistles; one has a hot tub with children playing in the cargo area, while in another, a child is playing video games in front of a large screen. There is only one regular bicycle visible on the bike paths; it is being passed on both sides by angry-looking people on e-bikes. A woman tries in vain to cross at a crosswalk.
Sorry even though I disagree with the anti-e-bike campaigns 99% of the time I am still a pedestrian supremacist when it comes to transit. The best cities are built around pedestrians. Humans were meant to walk.
That said, I haven’t been to the places the artist is complaining about but I do believe this is a manufactured crisis in my city. The danger posed to pedestrians by e-bikes is extremely minimal, especially compared to cars.
To be fair, the word areas in Utrecht are not in the center. The center is absolutely pedestrian first. There’s also lots of bike-only paths that made commuting a breeze.