Comments on: Bikes are integral to economic development http://davewrites.com/bikes_are_integral_to_economic_developme/ 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 By: Discount Car Parts http://davewrites.com/bikes_are_integral_to_economic_developme/comment-page-1/#comment-479 Discount Car Parts Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:11:01 +0000 #comment-479 yeah you're right Tucson is very bike friendly - though there are many cases of accidents there with bikers. yeah you’re right Tucson is very bike friendly – though there are many cases of accidents there with bikers.

]]> By: Wendy http://davewrites.com/bikes_are_integral_to_economic_developme/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Wendy Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:56:56 +0000 #comment-478 The most bike friendly place I ever lived was Tucson. Everyone cycled there, it seemed. <br /> <br /> Obviously, the weather was a huge factor -- it was almost always dry and not too cold. And the city is fairly flat.<br /> <br /> But the city also had huge bike lanes on most major streets, giving you a space as a cyclist and even allowing room to ride side-by-side and chat with a friend. <br /> <br /> Getting around by bike is somehow a more human-scale way to travel -- somehow more relaxing. <br /> <br /> What was interesting in Tucson was that bike riding was so common they had to have special bylaws about cycling and drinking. The most bike friendly place I ever lived was Tucson. Everyone cycled there, it seemed.

Obviously, the weather was a huge factor — it was almost always dry and not too cold. And the city is fairly flat.

But the city also had huge bike lanes on most major streets, giving you a space as a cyclist and even allowing room to ride side-by-side and chat with a friend.

Getting around by bike is somehow a more human-scale way to travel — somehow more relaxing.

What was interesting in Tucson was that bike riding was so common they had to have special bylaws about cycling and drinking.

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