http://davewrites.com/active-transportation/ about technology, life and an imperative to create something better Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:15:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://davewrites.com/active-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Bad Betty Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:06:21 +0000 #comment-490 The friendly neighborhood is a wonderful concept. I would love to see it return and be a part of it. The friendly neighborhood is a wonderful concept. I would love to see it return and be a part of it.

]]> http://davewrites.com/active-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-489 W Robert Padgett Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:13:06 +0000 #comment-489 I couldn't agree more. Also, while everyone believes Amsterdam is the capital of bicycling in Europe and the world, Copenhagen boasts some of the most bikes on the road per capita; one-third of all commuters bike to work in the Danish capital, according to this BBC story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8224141.stm<br /> Anyone who excuses Boston's relative unfriendliness toward bicyclists on the city's age or congestion should consider both Amsterdam and Copenhagen, which are much older and concentrated than Beantown. I couldn’t agree more. Also, while everyone believes Amsterdam is the capital of bicycling in Europe and the world, Copenhagen boasts some of the most bikes on the road per capita; one-third of all commuters bike to work in the Danish capital, according to this BBC story. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8224141.stm
Anyone who excuses Boston’s relative unfriendliness toward bicyclists on the city’s age or congestion should consider both Amsterdam and Copenhagen, which are much older and concentrated than Beantown.

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