Originally Posted by
Helmet Head
It may not be intuitive, but "built it and they will come" does not appear to be true for bicycling facilities.
Perhaps it is more true that if you build it poorly, then don't expect any response.
Now I have never been to Davis, so I have no idea what about the facilities there. But my understanding is that the area is fairly flat, so therefore should work well with Holland or Finland type facilities.
On the other hand, facilities in Oregon (in some places) are quite nice, and they reportedly have a high ridership there. Continuing to hold up Davis as the only example sure does do your argument much good when other areas do report increased ridership. I don't believe the whole "Davis story" is being told.