Comments on: The World’s 15 Most Bike Friendly Cities http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:09:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mari Lynch http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-6529 Mari Lynch Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:31:36 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-6529 Residents of the city of Monterey, and all of Monterey County, are working together to help our area earn the honor of being one of the most bicycling friendly places in the U.S. Besides our 29-mile coastal bike trail, we now have businesses and organizations--throughout Monterey County--that give discounts at hotels, educational attractions, entertainment venues, and restaurants to cyclists on Thursdays. To learn about this project, HER Helmet Thursdays, please visit BicyclingMonterey.com Residents of the city of Monterey, and all of Monterey County, are working together to help our area earn the honor of being one of the most bicycling friendly places in the U.S. Besides our 29-mile coastal bike trail, we now have businesses and organizations–throughout Monterey County–that give discounts at hotels, educational attractions, entertainment venues, and restaurants to cyclists on Thursdays. To learn about this project, HER Helmet Thursdays, please visit BicyclingMonterey.com

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]]> By: john http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-6493 john Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:20:08 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-6493 Nice list. I live in Atlanta which has a disastrous transit system and should probably be on a list of the worst biking cities. Our drivers here are so bad they often put rumble strips on the shoulder to keep the drivers on the road....you can imagine what that feels like when you hit it going 20 mph on a road bike. I routinely have drivers intentionally swerve towards me on my bike as they accelerate to get to a red light faster.....brilliant!!! Nice list. I live in Atlanta which has a disastrous transit system and should probably be on a list of the worst biking cities. Our drivers here are so bad they often put rumble strips on the shoulder to keep the drivers on the road….you can imagine what that feels like when you hit it going 20 mph on a road bike. I routinely have drivers intentionally swerve towards me on my bike as they accelerate to get to a red light faster…..brilliant!!!

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]]> By: Mike http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-6231 Mike Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:31:57 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-6231 Having lived in both Davis, California and (now) Bogotá, Colombia, I can say that bike-friendliness is totally relative. As a fairly small, low-poverty, highly-educated and flat community, Davis can't help being bike-friendly. For big, developing-world city with all of the related chaos, pollution and etc, it's hard. Bogotá has tried, and some of its bikeways are well-designed and many of them are useful. And the Ciclovia is great. And we do rent bikes, affordably. <a href="http://www.bogotabiketours.com" rel="nofollow">Bogota Bike Tours</a> Having lived in both Davis, California and (now) Bogotá, Colombia, I can say that bike-friendliness is totally relative. As a fairly small, low-poverty, highly-educated and flat community, Davis can’t help being bike-friendly.

For big, developing-world city with all of the related chaos, pollution and etc, it’s hard. Bogotá has tried, and some of its bikeways are well-designed and many of them are useful. And the Ciclovia is great.

And we do rent bikes, affordably.

Bogota Bike Tours

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]]> By: Hal Amen http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-6143 Hal Amen Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:57:21 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-6143 Thanks for the clarification, Tristan. I've removed that little "factoid." Thanks for the clarification, Tristan. I’ve removed that little “factoid.”

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]]> By: Tristan http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-6139 Tristan Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:08:54 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-6139 I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes considering the subject matter of the article, but the city of Davis actually does have school buses, they're just not run by the school district. I can say however, as a student who lived there for more than four years, that Davis is the most bike friendly city in California. I’m not sure how much of a difference it makes considering the subject matter of the article, but the city of Davis actually does have school buses, they’re just not run by the school district. I can say however, as a student who lived there for more than four years, that Davis is the most bike friendly city in California.

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]]> By: Mike Ceaser http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-2962 Mike Ceaser Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:09:15 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-2962 Hola, As a cyclist who's lived in Bogotá for several years, I agree that the bike path network, the Ciclovía and the car-free day are all great contributions to cycling here. But Bogotá's government needs to do lots more, such as building more bike paths, reducing pollution, building more bike parking and calming traffic before Bogotá can become a real 'cycling city.' Best, Mike Ceaser <a href="http://www.bogotabiketours.com" rel="nofollow">Bogotá Bike Tours</a> Hola,

As a cyclist who’s lived in Bogotá for several years, I agree that the bike path network, the Ciclovía and the car-free day are all great contributions to cycling here. But Bogotá’s government needs to do lots more, such as building more bike paths, reducing pollution, building more bike parking and calming traffic before Bogotá can become a real ‘cycling city.’

Best,

Mike Ceaser
Bogotá Bike Tours

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]]> By: Marcella Lesher http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-2618 Marcella Lesher Wed, 27 May 2009 18:05:15 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-2618 I just did the Fat-Tire Bike Tour in Berlin. I'm completely sold on doing this kind of thing again and we rode through the rain part of the time! It was kind of like kids playing in a mud puddle. What a great way to see a city. I just did the Fat-Tire Bike Tour in Berlin. I’m completely sold on doing this kind of thing again and we rode through the rain part of the time! It was kind of like kids playing in a mud puddle. What a great way to see a city.

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]]> By: Troy http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-2464 Troy Thu, 14 May 2009 21:43:36 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-2464 Have to agree with George D on that one. The Guardian just published a piece on a fact finding mission by the U.K gov over to Denmark and Holland. One of the mission's most significant findings was regarding helmets. Like it or not, if cycling is seen to only exist in the realm of Lance Armstrongs, average Joe and Jane aren't going to take it up. Personally, I choose to wear a helmet, but I like it to be my choice, especially here in the mad streets of Spain. Have to agree with George D on that one. The Guardian just published a piece on a fact finding mission by the U.K gov over to Denmark and Holland.

One of the mission’s most significant findings was regarding helmets. Like it or not, if cycling is seen to only exist in the realm of Lance Armstrongs, average Joe and Jane aren’t going to take it up.

Personally, I choose to wear a helmet, but I like it to be my choice, especially here in the mad streets of Spain.

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]]> By: Hal Amen http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-2438 Hal Amen Wed, 13 May 2009 02:01:55 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-2438 Wow, how long will that path be?! The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has something similar, built along an old railway bed. But it's only a few hundred km long. This one's gotta be huge! I'd love to come to NZ to ride. Wow, how long will that path be?! The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has something similar, built along an old railway bed. But it’s only a few hundred km long. This one’s gotta be huge! I’d love to come to NZ to ride.

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]]> By: Grant Currie http://matadortrips.com/the-worlds-15-most-bike-friendly-cities/comment-page-1#comment-2422 Grant Currie Mon, 11 May 2009 22:25:48 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=492#comment-2422 Great Article Hal. Have you heard about New Zealand's answer to beating the recession? Apparently the my lovely government is going to build a cycle pathway the length of our country and in the process creating hundreds of jobs and saving quite a few companies from going to the wall. So for it to work properly we will need all of the cyclists to come to New Zealand to ride on it otherwise it may end up being a complete waste of money! Great Article Hal.
Have you heard about New Zealand’s answer to beating the recession?

Apparently the my lovely government is going to build a cycle pathway the length of our country and in the process creating hundreds of jobs and saving quite a few companies from going to the wall.

So for it to work properly we will need all of the cyclists to come to New Zealand to ride on it otherwise it may end up being a complete waste of money!

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