There is not a #scarcity of funds for #transportation in the US. We spend tens of billions every year on #road construction and maintenance. That's a policy choice.
We could choose instead to pay for other things, like robust #PublicTransit & comprehensive supports for #walking and #bicycling.
Don't let anyone tell you there's not enough $. We have gobs of $. We just spend it to subsidize the least economically rational form of transportation.
Recently got a '14 Trek Domane and have been racking up the miles. I found a group nearby that does 50 mile rides most Saturday mornings and states 14-16mph. What speed should be able to maintain on my own to not get dropped?
anecdotes about cycling to work: i work at a company which is affiliated with the military so we have lots of active duty and former service members. one dude sees my riding my bike to work and marvels at the fact. he acts like i'm doing something crazy.
Do you see a lot of cargo-bicycles (trikes, two-wheelers with baskets, bikes with trailers etc.) in your daily life? And what appears to be the most common usage; work-bikes, kid-transport, general use, shopping?
Mine: Rural Denmark (town with some surprisingly large companies). Cargo-trikes and bike-trailers are a very common daily sight. They appear to be used equally for kid-transport and general use. Two wheeled cargo-bikes are less common.
Serious politics going on to try to disrupt a plan to make Los Angeles safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Quite a bit of car-supporting backlash, highlighting the issues that seem to come up in any plan to attempt to battle fossil fuels usage.
Candidate for City Council:
“We don’t have room for bicycle lanes that one person might ride down once a day,” he said. “We need the mobility, and we need it for cars.”
Just dropped those two bikes at World Relief this morning. Got a call just now from a social worker at an agency I am not familiar with. He has a client who needs a bike. He got my card from someone who kept it after meeting me sometime in the past, working somewhere else. Client is 5'11. That green one would have been perfect. Ah well, another will turn up. I do have some large frame roadies. #bicycling
Too many Americans seem to use #disability as an excuse for a car-centric infrastructure.
"Some people will not be physically able to use #bicycling . Therefore, there is no point in developing bicycle-friendly urban infrastructure!"
Look, no one is saying that all cars should be banned forever. For those who really cannot get around without a car, this should still be an option.
But pointing out that American cities are deeply locked into a car-centric infrastructure is not #ableism . We should all strive to give our cities more alternatives for transportation infrastructure - whether the people using it are disabled or not.
And I must say that requiring everyone to use car - like most American urban regions are doing - is in effect a massive form of discrimination against the poor. In such areas, you must own a car to be a functional member of society, and spend the money, time, and effort to maintain it.
And if you are unable to do so, society will shunt you out.
Peanut butter, banana and molasses sandwich after a decent ride to finish the riding year. 2023 has been pretty bad for me in a lot of ways, but I managed to put in more km than any year since 2017, more hours and more climbing than any year since 2016 (things started going bad in 2017). I will endeavor to carry this momentum into 2024! #bicycling#sandwich#cycling
New to road riding. Had some questions.
Recently got a '14 Trek Domane and have been racking up the miles. I found a group nearby that does 50 mile rides most Saturday mornings and states 14-16mph. What speed should be able to maintain on my own to not get dropped?