Comprehension, botto, comprehension! I wasn't comparing bogota and buenos aires, i referred to Dutch cycling having similar goals as Bogota's system -to facilitate riding in ages 8 to 80. I didn't compare bogota to buenos aires, yes, two very different cities. so true.
Originally Posted by bekologist
hardly! the dutch ride in droves, save money, stay healthy and vital as a result of a build up of cycling-specific infrastructure that includes portions of that infrastructure separating bikes from car traffic and considers bicycle movements preferentially at intersections.
the "eight to 80" population, as they like to say in Bogota, the Netherlands.
that was part of the joke some people missed- i was describing cities with progressive planning for bicyclists as if they were all part of the netherlands!
bogota and buenos aires -like progressive cities around the globe - have bike master plans and bicycle networks implemented to make it easier for people to move around those cities by bike.
What, pray tell, does your appraisal of my ignorance have to do with the facts about dutch cycling, or with my referencing a recent Economist article that detailed buenos aires' new bicycle programming quintupling ridership there, or mention of Gil Penalosa's founding dictates of Bogota's bicycle facilities network?
oh, that's right - YOU wanted to point out bogota isn't in holland.
a sideline, Bogota's cycloruta network described... a system of bikeways that has allowed this megalopolis in South America to double its ridership in a decade.
http://www.c40cities.org/c40cities/b...s-in-the-world
and snapshots of some of their cyclorutas..
and another
nice bridge!
