tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post5748567973114795943..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Are We Just Too Big To Be A Cycling Nation?Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-66981952209020989672011-08-23T13:28:06.978-05:002011-08-23T13:28:06.978-05:00the american dream of a big house and a big yard h...the american dream of a big house and a big yard has created the sprawling landscape we have now. we need to get over the dream, or modify the dream. there should be massive benifits to living close to where you work.mwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850174876026340203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-69689089561763694452011-08-23T09:33:59.694-05:002011-08-23T09:33:59.694-05:00I think there are some significant problems in rur...I think there are some significant problems in rural America, and I'm fairly convinced that aside from distance many of those problems are a matter of perception. I have an example:<br /><br />My parents live in a small town in the delta region of Arkansas. It's flat. Really flat. Between all the little towns the roads often go on in a straight line for miles. Most of the little factories that used to sustain these towns have closed and many folks have found that it's impossible to sell a house in a place where there's no work. So they drive 20 or 30 miles each way to get to a job. Impractical for bike commuting. <br /><br />But with wages stagnant and gas prices volatile, I'd expect to see people on bikes for their local errands. After all, it's flat. This last June, while visiting Mom and Dad, the only people I saw on bikes were a couple kids with their BMXes.<br /><br />Little towns with little traffic and wide streets, people know each other and tend to be polite, and no hills. It's really, really flat there. The bicycle seems glaringly obvious, yet no one rides. How do you solve that problem?Scott Lovelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02859048971655178239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-64939440460065955702011-08-23T09:26:00.479-05:002011-08-23T09:26:00.479-05:00My answer to your question is hopefully not. We ma...My answer to your question is hopefully not. We may never be dense enough to be majority cycling, but hopefully we can continue to see an uptick in bike/walk/public transit and a decrease in auto miles.<br /><br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128255.600-the-end-of-the-road-for-motormania.html?full=true&print=trueTim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18319186774200731137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-90226575557740186742011-08-23T09:12:46.563-05:002011-08-23T09:12:46.563-05:00Living in Duluth near the lake and working over th...Living in Duluth near the lake and working over the hill, I would dive half way to work, then ride the rest of the way. Having a 12 mile commute that was 90% uphill was a tough way to start the day...Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287680290391700918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-73604118731646640732011-08-23T08:17:18.088-05:002011-08-23T08:17:18.088-05:00Here in the twin cities, there are a few places wh...Here in the twin cities, there are a few places where you can rent bike lockers, placed at various locations around the metro, from Metro Transit. The idea being you can ride to the locker, store your bike and hop on a bus for the rest of the ride. Just one form of hybrid commuting that I don't think a lot of people think about. Evviva bicicletta!bicycletorchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545403512162235268noreply@blogger.com