Friday, May 05, 2006
Bicycles under the seats of power
If you haven't seen it already through Cleverchimp, check out this story in the International Herald Tribune (New York Times). I found it encouraging, and I hope some of our local politicians take notice of all the changes going on around the world. Maybe Bogota can teach us a lesson.
Bike Guy does have some influence, so I'm all for getting him on our side. We are freedom lovers, after all.
Chicago gets a mention in the article as a city with one of the most active cycling programs in the US. I've never cycled there. After reading the experiences of Chicago cyclists at Critical Mass, I have a feeling they aren't so encouraged by the way city operations are being run.
Locally, York Region is making some moves for starting a bicycle plan (Thanks for pointing this out, Darryl). I'll have to look into this some more.
Bike Guy does have some influence, so I'm all for getting him on our side. We are freedom lovers, after all.
Chicago gets a mention in the article as a city with one of the most active cycling programs in the US. I've never cycled there. After reading the experiences of Chicago cyclists at Critical Mass, I have a feeling they aren't so encouraged by the way city operations are being run.
Locally, York Region is making some moves for starting a bicycle plan (Thanks for pointing this out, Darryl). I'll have to look into this some more.
Darren J 5/05/2006 04:02:00 p.m.
1 Comments:
I'm excited that York is embarking on a bicycle plan! I'll be participating for sure, and I urge other York Region riders to get involved.
