[RBW] Bike Lanes vs. Bike Paths vs. On-Road Cycling

2013-05-15 Thread Jan Heine
It's something that many listmembers seem to care about, so here is a heads-up on today's blog post. http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/bike-to-work-3-separate-or-equal/ Feel free to join the discussion. Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly http://www.bikequarterly.com Follow our blog at

Re: [RBW] Bike Lanes vs. Bike Paths vs. On-Road Cycling

2013-05-15 Thread John Blish
Thanks, Jan. You have accurately summarized a troublesome situation. In the dumbing down of nearly everything in the US I am concerned that mandatory bike paths may become the norm without regard to the fact that for most cyclists they are not safer. It is the American Way to come up with an

Re: [RBW] Bike Lanes vs. Bike Paths vs. On-Road Cycling

2013-05-15 Thread Peter Morgano
As someone who braves the streets of non-hipsterized Brooklyn it was an interesting read to see how cities with at least attempting to help cyclists, attempt being the key word. I agree that riding headlong into traffic, even with a divider is an awful idea that I could never do. To be honest in