Re: Gas prices and an increase in cycling?

On Thu, 15 May 2008 20:30:26 -0700, josh wrote:
 
> There's plenty of evidence that communities designed for walking promote
> public health, not because the people who live there are less lazy, but
> because their environment is more conducive to walking than driving.
> 
> Make walking the easy choice, and lazy people will walk, while dedicated
> motor enthusiasts will drive.
> 
> Make driving the easy choice, and lazy people will drive, while
dedicated
> pedestrian enthusiasts will walk.

The problem is when walking or biking is a hard choice because the
environment is so hostile to it.  Then even those who would walk or bike
will drive instead.

Matt O.