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Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

01-14-14, 11:23 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

Not quite. The question really probed whether...

Not quite. The question really probed whether what we are currently building as bike infrastructure is sufficient to bring about a significant increase in cycling. As pointed out by many people,...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

01-13-14, 02:04 AM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

When the "infrastructure" is based on what I...

When the "infrastructure" is based on what I consider to be an irrational fear of same-direction traffic and is shoe-horned into spaces where it both adds peculiar dangers (door zones, right-hooks)...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

01-11-14, 04:57 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

Actually, I have been as clear as I can be that I...

Actually, I have been as clear as I can be that I don't buy into the myth that All infrastructure that is labeled as bikey will enhance cycling quality or cyclist numbers. I hope I have been clear...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

01-10-14, 10:17 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

To me it means that while I wouldn't use the ACS...

To me it means that while I wouldn't use the ACS data to compare between regions, I am comfortable using it to note trends in one area. That may well not be what Spare_Wheel means by his statement.
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Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

01-07-14, 10:43 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

You must have slept through your history and...

You must have slept through your history and civics classes as a child. Some of my ancestors came here one step ahead of the law (in the first decade of the seventeenth century). Others were escaping...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

01-07-14, 12:28 AM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

When the same people who implemented a system...

When the same people who implemented a system then put out a "report" praising how well their implementation worked, complete with "data" that only they are privy to, I am not exactly surprised that...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-25-13, 09:37 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

That's called peak car and it has been a...

That's called peak car and it has been a nationwide phenomenon. Personally, I'd like to see the decade-long trend of reduced per capita miles driven and the half-decade long trend of reduced total...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-24-13, 09:41 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

I don't care if this goes off topic or not. I...

I don't care if this goes off topic or not. I strongly agree with point number two. This should be taught as its own course for all those city planners that I love to hate before they are allowed to...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-24-13, 09:32 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

I have a question for FanaticMN regarding the...

I have a question for FanaticMN regarding the bike-specific infrastructure. (http://www.senate.mn/committees/2013-2014/3067_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Public_Safety/bicycle%20handouts.pdf)

Is...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-24-13, 09:12 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

Not so fast. Stick around and answer some...

Not so fast. Stick around and answer some questions about this seemingly anomalous place. I note from the information provided that the bulk of the infrastructure build occurred after 2007. Let's...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-23-13, 12:09 AM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

I was beginning to think that you were finally...

I was beginning to think that you were finally going to let go of that yarn. I'm disappointed. That was the point of the OP. The city's that get the most press regarding their infrastructure...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-22-13, 11:39 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

Thank you for the nice link. The link...

Thank you for the nice link.

The link leaves me with a comment and a question. First, that's a lame way to collect and process data. It would be pretty straightforward to simply ask the length...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-22-13, 01:33 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

The US Census sends out annual surveys, the...

The US Census sends out annual surveys, the American Community Survey, to a small number of households that delve deeply into transportation, among other things. In over five decades of hanging...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-21-13, 08:06 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

Actually, prior to numbers being kept, Davis had...

Actually, prior to numbers being kept, Davis had a much higher percentage of the population commuting by bike. We never thought it would change, so there was no rush to document what we had there....

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-21-13, 07:55 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

I filled out an ACS once. It had me list every...

I filled out an ACS once. It had me list every trip segment, its purpose and the mode I used. I suppose, based on what you two have written, that they process out the bicycle portion if that is less...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-19-13, 11:22 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

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Posted By B. Carfree

That next level of infrastructure will be...

That next level of infrastructure will be difficult to get built if the traffic planners/engineers are busy overselling the garbage they have installed as perfect. It doesn't help that many so-called...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-19-13, 11:06 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

Sorry about omitting the sources. As with the OP,...

Sorry about omitting the sources. As with the OP, the source is the U.S. Census American Community Survey. It's a fun, if depressing, toy.

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-19-13, 12:50 AM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

If we're going to top-out at 6%, then we're in...

If we're going to top-out at 6%, then we're in big trouble. Sure, it's possible that we are seeing a cultural cap, but if that's the end of the show, I sure wish the folks singing the praises of the...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-19-13, 12:33 AM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

So, since a few folks here love to point out how...

So, since a few folks here love to point out how there has been a massive increase in cycling in New York City, let's have a look at the Big Apple. When Janette Sadik-Khan was appointed to head up...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-18-13, 11:27 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

I guess you haven't been to Portland, OR. It's...

I guess you haven't been to Portland, OR. It's not so much a city as it is a contiguous suburb. Almost all of the residents of Portland are living in the same housing you would see in any bedroom...

Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)

12-18-13, 10:48 PM

Replies: 381

Will they really come if you build it?

Views: 36,739

Posted By B. Carfree

Will they really come if you build it?

A few comments that are recurring features here in A&S got me wondering if there really is a direct, provable correlation between building bike-specific infrastructure and people changing their...

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