I think there is a symbiotic relationship between the growth of cycling and infrastructure. Over the past 40 years, the number of cyclists has grown making municipalities look at including them into the traffic infrastructure which in turn encourages more to take up cycling, etc, etc. Here in Kalamazoo, the mayor is an enthusiast, both adjacent cities (Kalamazoo and Portage) have created bike lanes wherever they will fit and the county road commission consults with the local bike club whenever it considers a change. When I moved here 20 years ago there was a trail project which was less than 5 miles long, now it's more than 30, there were 2 bike shops now there are 5. It continues to grow exponentially.
Marc On Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:58:21 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Is it the peculiar Dutch cycling infrastructure that causes more cycling > in The Netherlands, or vice versa? Do Denmark and Germany have such > infrastructure? > > Not being snarky, but I rather suspect that the main criterion for cycling > growth is the number of cyclists. > > At any rate, the Economist was talking about northern Europe generally and > not TN in particular. > > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 9:16 PM, Michael Richters > <michael....@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:57 PM, PATRICK MOORE >> <bert...@gmail.com<javascript:>> >> wrote: >> > And in the US and in London. >> > >> > http://www.economist.com/node/21562252 >> >> From the first article: >> >> "Yet while the future looks bright, America will struggle to catch up >> with northern Europe, where the proportion of local trips done by bike >> can be as high as 30%. One reason for this is that car ownership >> remains far cheaper in America. Another is the absence of restrictions >> on car use, which would greatly improve cycle safety. Europeans are >> far keener on traffic-calming measures, car-free zones, fewer parking >> spaces and road 'diets'—where cars are allocated a narrower piece of >> road." >> >> The author(s) don't even mention the single biggest reason for the >> normalcy of transport cycling in the Netherlands: separated cycle >> paths (not "mulit-use paths"), with junctions designed to eliminate >> conflict between different modes of transport. Disappointingly sloppy >> analysis from the Economist. >> >> -- >> 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<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. >> >> > > > -- > "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 > ------------------------- > -- 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/-/AzFdPZRjpE4J. 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.
