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California Bikes This cruiser also has a forward p...

2012-02-22T02:24:22.987-05:00

California Bikes This cruiser also has a forward pedaling desigen, meaning the pedals are shifted four inches forward to allow for better leg extension and more open and comfortable seating postiion.
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Anonymous Jan 29: I ride the paths to work all yea...

2012-01-29T16:56:07.810-05:00

Anonymous Jan 29: I ride the paths to work all year round, about 2000 path miles a year. I see about 3 to 5 others riding to work as well. You should try it !

No one uses the bike paths, which is partly why Ma...

2012-01-29T13:11:06.469-05:00

No one uses the bike paths, which is partly why Maryland has an obesity rate of approx. 30%. I'd be surprised if that fraction is any lower for Columbia by itself. Americans are fat and lazy. Bikes as an important mode of transportation is not going to happen. End of story.

Jessie: Yahh, my workplace has a participating pro...

2012-01-27T21:35:14.788-05:00

Jessie: Yahh, my workplace has a participating program. I don't work too much with it but I know they are working hard!

Kristen: No worries! We are a small town and wouldn't be in the top 50 cities, but the ratio calculation is interesting nonetheless! Thanks for your work on the report!

I'm sorry. I had thought you were talking abou...

2012-01-27T11:00:52.480-05:00

I'm sorry. I had thought you were talking about Columbus, OH and you were talking about Columbia, MD. Please ignore/delete my comment!

According the the 2010 US Census - Columbus encomp...

2012-01-27T10:58:14.613-05:00

According the the 2010 US Census - Columbus encompasses 217 square miles - which is how the report determined that Columbus has just 0.6 miles of bicycle facilities per square mile (keeping in mind that almost 40 of these are signed routes).

Your post had me thinking bikes-bikes-bikes this m...

2012-01-27T10:27:40.264-05:00

Your post had me thinking bikes-bikes-bikes this morning. I just found this rather cool org and initiative: "Safe Routes to School National Partnership." http://www.bikesbelong.org/bikes-belong-foundation/safe-routes-to-school-national-partnership/ Heard of this?

Love this post Sarah. CA wants your readers' h...

2012-01-27T07:21:21.476-05:00

Love this post Sarah. CA wants your readers' help as we work to improve the pathway system --please complete a short pathway survey to let us know where, how, why, and when you use the pathways (& a few other questions). It's part of our start-up work on Connecting Columbia. Survey is at www.ColumbiaAssociation.org/ConnectingColumbia.

I'd believe it!

2012-01-26T22:22:07.220-05:00

I'd believe it!

Another interesting metric is citizens / bike lane...

2012-01-26T22:12:14.806-05:00

Another interesting metric is citizens / bike lane miles. Columbia scores very well on this too.