Originally Posted by
thenomad
It's "kind of" interesting but a little self-righteous and makes cyclists all seem like "activists" for something.
The way to encourage cycling is to make it safer and easier and help people realize just how fun it is and the benefits it gives. This seems less polarizing than saying "look at us, were saving the planet, don't you feel guilty in your car?"
But good luck to them as it takes all types and ways to promote cycling.
The main focus of our organization is energy efficiency so that's the tie in. Something with less potential for polarization might display the calories burned instead.
Though I think that most people in the city recognize that the bike and pedestrian infrastructure is a valuable, I think there's always the question of whether it's worth it and whether or not it gets used enough to justify continued expansion.
This is one way of very publicly showing how much use this infrastructure gets.