I think that in smaller cities and towns, the cycling infrastructure is more universally seen as a positive quality of life enhancement. Here in Minneapolis, I don't believe an anti-bike mayoral candidate could get elected in the foreseeable future. Gas hit $4 here today, by the way...
On Saturday, September 15, 2012 11:07:26 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: > > The issue with these initiatives is that they alot of them are not set in > stone. I am afraid here in NYC all the progress we have made can be > unraveled in a few years by some short sighted politicians who want to take > us back to the Robert Moses years. We already have Bill Deblasio stating > that Bloomberg has over stepped his boundaries and that cyclists rights and > safety should take a back seat to the flow of "commerce" (see SUVs with one > person in them idling in the bike lane). I guess I can only follow the > wise words of "vote once but often". > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 12:02 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < > thil...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I'm a working father of 3, commuting by bike year-round in fair-weather >> Minneapolis (almost no snow last year!). I agree that Portland has more >> "bike culture", but we have them beat with infrastructure (we have more >> trails, they have more bike boulevards). >> >> >> >> On Thursday, September 13, 2012 5:58:34 AM UTC-5, z-man 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. >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Sep 12, 2012, at 9:57 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> And in the US and in London. >>> >>> http://www.economist.com/node/**21562252<http://www.economist.com/node/21562252> >>> >>> http://www.economist.com/**blogs/blighty/2012/08/cycling-**london<http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2012/08/cycling-london> >>> >>> http://www.economist.com/node/**21556970<http://www.economist.com/node/21556970> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." >>> -- Claude Cockburn >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA >>> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW >>> http://resumespecialties.com/**index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html> >>> ------------------------- >>> >>> -- >>> 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-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@** >>> googlegroups.com. >>> >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> >>> . >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/XBt64m0B6PcJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/-5e7d9xaTacJ. 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.
