ebikemom
Well-Known Member
New article from the Seattle Times today on bike-friendly cities:
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...ike-city-in-america-thats-seattle-apparently/
It's interesting because the liquid sunshine very amenable to cycling (well, maybe it is compared to sleet!). It seems they focus on infrastructure improvements. There have been a lot of these in the area, not just in Seattle but in the neighboring city Bellevue, which is the 2nd largest city in the state.
New bike lanes working to create connections across town, new mixed-use paths, re-configuring street striping to create a safer environment ... these are things that have been happening. Meanwhile, there are still way too many streets that are, in my view, unsafe because they mix bikes and cars with auto speed limits that are too high, and bike lanes that are too narrow. Just drawing a line that gives bikes a couple of feet doesn't make for a safe environment for cyclists.
Here's the bicycling.com article with their rankings--find your city there!
https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a23676188/best-bike-cities-2018/
I would encourage all of us who care about ebiking and making a better environment to get involved in our local city organizations that work to push cities to do better planning for cycling. It will benefit all of us!
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattl...ike-city-in-america-thats-seattle-apparently/
It's interesting because the liquid sunshine very amenable to cycling (well, maybe it is compared to sleet!). It seems they focus on infrastructure improvements. There have been a lot of these in the area, not just in Seattle but in the neighboring city Bellevue, which is the 2nd largest city in the state.
New bike lanes working to create connections across town, new mixed-use paths, re-configuring street striping to create a safer environment ... these are things that have been happening. Meanwhile, there are still way too many streets that are, in my view, unsafe because they mix bikes and cars with auto speed limits that are too high, and bike lanes that are too narrow. Just drawing a line that gives bikes a couple of feet doesn't make for a safe environment for cyclists.
Here's the bicycling.com article with their rankings--find your city there!
https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a23676188/best-bike-cities-2018/
I would encourage all of us who care about ebiking and making a better environment to get involved in our local city organizations that work to push cities to do better planning for cycling. It will benefit all of us!
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