| Re: Davis,CA bicycle ridership down 5% over ten years
Matt O'Toole wrote:
> Ken Marcet wrote:
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>>Interesting figure, I wonder if this is a national trend or the
>>people of Davis are just getting lazy?
>>http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/?id=7881
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> What struck me was this absurdity: "Yet we have college students waiting for
> 20 minutes to ride a bus for a half a mile." If that's not lazy, I don't know
> what is -- especially for a 20 year old.
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> Matt O.
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UCD apparently instituted free busses in the recent past. This would
kill bicycling and walking, much the way an escalator next to steps is
used more. People generally take the physically easier route. Here in
Chapel Hill NC, free busses have also absolutely killed bicycling and
walking.
Wayne
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