I wonder how accurate and consistent the rating is. I see that Santa Fe is rated Silver and Albuquerque and Las Cruces bronze. What are the criteria? Are they consistent?
The points listed under each city aren't the same; ABQ's % of street with bike "facilities" isn't included; only Las Cruces' profile is included; they list two different populations for Albuquerque, 448600 and 565000. I've not spent much time in Santa Fe in the last decade, but what I've seen is that, because of Santa Fe's very congested condition, cycling on roads involves considerably more crowding with cars than it does in Albuquerque. I wonder if the ratings are not rather "mechanical" -- tabulating certain features against miles of road or population -- rather than reflecting the real ease or lack of ease of real-world riding in an area. On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 8:55 AM, ascpgh <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow. Pittsburgh netted bronze category and yet PA made #12? > > So many people commute to Pittsburgh by car from surrounding areas that > much of the traffic is not the city's population. Some of those measurables > may reflect commitment they weigh positively but some are not universally > deemed good in all communities. I'd rather have more informed and > accommodating drivers on the road around me than designated bike lanes > forcing all riders, both directions, into a very small and physically > unprotected space on the road with ignorant, confused or uninformed > drivers. > > I've had a much better than bronze experience commuting and recreationally > riding over the last dozen years than this survey implies. We have the > western end of the GAP trail here which knits into several bike-only or > very bike friendly routes to move all around town with ease. I like that I > can commute or go on an epic ride (single or multiple day) without taking > my bike for a long drive first. I can't remember the last time I used my > roof rack for going to a ride. > > No good way to quantify local cycling culture objectively, so I guess > their results reflect what they could compare and defend statistically. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > On Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 5:41:10 PM UTC-4, Jon Dukeman in the > foothills of Colorado wrote: >> >> Check it out. >> >> http://bikeleague.org/bfa/awards >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* Carthusian motto -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
