Thread started by Foldie at 06.20.10 - 11:49 pm

interesting article and video

http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2010/06/attitude-towards-cycling-infrastructure.html

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my best memory of cycling was when i was on a trip to holland as a teenager. we rented bikes and were able to easily get anywhere we wanted in almost no time.

the only way to kind of recreate that is hopping on one of the river trails and going to long beach or something. Its never the same.

If we could at least have a nice bike path that runs next to freeways, 10/60/405/105/110/210/5/91/etc biking as a way to commute reasonable distances would actually be possible.
full cyclepath infrastructure would be awesome.

its no fun biking on roads if you've biked on a decent dedicated cyclepath. its great being able to maintain a high pace without having to stop or worry about endangering yourself/others.



gac
06.21.10 - 12:14 am

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Really interesting. Thanks.



Joe Borfo
06.21.10 - 12:17 am

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if only america had its s#!+ together... ;'<(



louisiana
06.21.10 - 12:47 pm

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history can be so funny. it all started with an impractical design.



tortuga_veloce
06.21.10 - 6:05 pm

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you know, there are a lot of roads in hollywood that are built on top of sandy soil, causing the road to sink. i wonder if it still makes sense to target those roads for off-road facilities because it will save money on road maintenance.



tortuga_veloce
06.21.10 - 6:07 pm

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For the multi millions they spend on freeways it should be mandatory that every freeway project includes light rail and bike path to accompany it.



trickmilla
responding to a comment by gac
06.22.10 - 9:50 am

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