Slow and steady..... On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > > On Sep 13, 2012, at 5:58 AM, Robert Zeidler wrote: > >> Portland is the obvious leader in terms of infrastructure, and adoption of >> the cycling culture, in terms of alternative transportation. >> >> That said, it's economy is so-so, compared with Minneapolis or D.C. These >> will have to be the places where this total integration is showcased for >> people to sit up and take notice. Minneapolis more so, because D.C. will >> always have the stigma of having easy gov't money thrown at it. >> >> A fair(er) weather Minneapolis would be ideal. When a working father of 3, >> for example, decides to start commuting down to the plant or job-site, by >> bike instead of the F-150, whenever weather permits, we'll be onto something. > > We are already on to that in theTwin Cities, bike commuting having risen by > an off-the-cuff-totally-subjective factor of about 4 in the past few years. > The gas price spike of a few years ago brought gas to about $4.25 a gallon > here and I immediately saw a large bump in self-transporting cyclists. When > the price of gas went back down, interestingly enough the numbers of > commuters on bikes didn't seem to drop that much. I see people of all > varieties riding bikes around town- urban hipsters, grandparents, middle aged > folks like me, etc. Most are dressed in normal clothes. The "Nice Ride" > bike rental program seems to be booming- new kiosks continue to go up and I > see people riding those bikes every day. > > Of course, that factor-of-four increase is a rise from .05% of commuting > trips to .2% of commuting trips, so we have a ways to go before we are the > Copenhagen of the US... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >
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