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- Tucson: Police aim for safer biking, walking
- Two wheelin’ in Tucson
- Bicycle, pedestrian count under way in Lawrence
- Woman carrying computer on bicycle faces burglary charges
- New Map Shows Completed and Planned Bicycle Projects in LA
- Do Bicycle Helmets Really Offer Protection?
- Artistic bike racks program launched
- Univ. of Toledo goes green with new bike pad
- USC Bans Bicycles on Campus Paths Considered Bike Lanes
- $20 Million Grant Being Pursued for 75-mile Tahoe Bikeway
- Middle school rewards bike commuters via RFID
- New buildings to include bike racks, lockers and showers
- Govt encourages bike-friendly buildings
- City’s first pump track in East Portland? Maybe
http://www.publicola.net/2010/05/25/we-need-people-who-ride-bikes-not-cyclists/
“If bicycling is going to become a viable mode of transportation, bicycles need to be seen as a means of conveyance, not an entry point to a lifestyle that requires specialized clothing, new lingo, or dedication to a particular political ideology. Fair or not, that image compounds some people’s reluctance to start riding.
Driving, walking, and transit riding aren’t cultural identifiers like bicycling. I doubt there are many people who, asked to describe themselves, would respond “driver.” Bicycling needs to be the same way if it’s going to be embraced by a broad audience.”