https://momentummag.com/makes-city-great-bicycling/ smart living by bike Fri, 03 Nov 2023 01:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://momentummag.com/makes-city-great-bicycling/#comment-101476 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:14:25 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=30954#comment-101476 Always a discussion when it comes to defining bike-ability. I really liked a lot of the insights shared here and agree with most of it. However, I disagree that climate and topography don’t contribute to a city’s bike-ability. I think in cities where there is a strong bike culture (e.g. San Francisco and Copenhagen, the examples given), yes, climate and topography don’t seem to stop people from biking. But what about where the bike culture isn’t as strong? I think these two obstacles are legitimate concerns for people who don’t want to be sweaty/wet upon arrival at their destination, requiring more time to be presentable and ultimately making a car seem way more convenient. But I agree that the other reasons mentioned in this post are more important. Just saying we shouldn’t be so quick to cancel climate and topography out. Also, any sources from the author on some of these statements? Would be interested to follow their reasoning. Thanks for the post!

]]> https://momentummag.com/makes-city-great-bicycling/#comment-99543 Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:17:40 +0000 https://momentummag.com/?p=30954#comment-99543 great piece! look here for some additional inspiration about cycling cities:
https://albertomzanni.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/cycling-cities-the-reggio-emilia-way-part-1-il-centro-storico/

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