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Express summarized the bike boom spurred by CaBi and separated lanes...

I believe these are secondary causes of the "bike boom". What CaBi and the proliferation of bike lanes have done is give "institutional legitimacy" to cycling as a mode of transportation. When local govt makes it clear that bikes *belong* on the streets, more people will ride bikes on the street. Drivers treat cyclists with greater respect. The perception of safety will increase. All of that leads to a virtuous cycle of more bikes on the street, etc...

It's also the reason why issues like helmet use, and jay-biking have such a strong resonance with those who would prefer fewer bikes on the streets: concentrating on those issues tends to strip cycling of its legitimacy.

by oboe on May 18, 2012 9:19 am • link • report

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