"In a a properly designed Traditional City, most people don’t need bicycles." --Energy Bulletin
I'm late to the party on the
Albert St separated bike lanes, but that's no reason why I shouldn't have a damn good rant about it.
You know it's been a while between posts when your own mother starts chipping you about not updating your blog...
"There is overwhelming evidence when children walk or cycle to school they are better off physically and in terms of their social and emotional wellbeing" --Todd Harper, VicHealth.
If only we could Boroondara-ise the whole trail...
"It's just as fun as when you were a kid. You go zoom! and whoosh! You're a sky creature, not a miserable earth-crawler. And you get to the end of your commute feeling invigorated and intensely alive." --Dale Favier
"I just feel so free and just like I'm lovin' every minute of life and it's...it helps. It's therapy for me, y'know pedallin'" --Steven Marmo, The New York Times
"When driving, we see the broad brush of the buildings and the other cars; we tend not to notice a lack of pedestrians, especially when they are rare. When we travel on a bicycle, however, a city devoid of life seems utterly bizarre, and the populace’s blithe acceptance of this status quo even stranger." --David Alpert, Next American City
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"You sure do like to tailgate people... Right, because it's real important you show up to the nothing you have to do on time." --twitter.com/shitmydadsays
"I'm going to start acting my age some day soon, instead of piss-farting around on bikes. Nah, f_ck it." --Surly Dave