The event isn't for those of us that travel by bike all the time. It's for those that DON'T travel by bike almost ever. And I don't mind moving it around to different parts of the city to bring that experience to different neighborhood.
This event is for what Roger Geller and other researchers have dubbed the "interested but concerned." Or even the "No Way. No How" people, since the typology is about transportation bicycling mostly. See the explanation of the typology here: http://web.pdx.edu/~jdill/Dill_VeloCity_Types_of_Cyclists.pdf These are people that like the idea of riding a bike, but for the most part will only do it on a path or other extremely separated environment. In the typology, "residential street" probably means more low-speed and low traffic volume than even the portion of Regent on RtD. Since Regent is a through street, it gets a fair amount of traffic. I have had people like this in my classes. They don't even like the idea of being on the street if there is ANY traffic - even with 3-4 other people riding together. I had one woman freak out about riding on Mifflin. Another was very uncomfortable on Mills St. No one is forcing anyone to attend RtD. I predict that the people in the neighborhood just west of Hilldale will find it lots of fun. Many may feel hemmed in by University Ave. Segoe, Whitney Way, and Mineral Pt Rd. Even with the light at Whitney and Regent, I'd say most people wouldn't feel comfortable biking through the intersection. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) [email protected]
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