The Extra Dimension

The Extra Dimension #13: Transportation – Cycling

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Ian R Buck and Brian Mitchell discuss transportation and cycling.

Transportation Miniseries
  • Public Transit
  • Individual Car Onwership
  • Long Distance
  • The Future
    • Overview
    • Pros
      • Good exercise
      • Correlated with increased happiness
      • Good for environment
      • Cheap
      • If more people bike, roads are safer
      • Easy to park
      • Cons
        • WAY slower than driving when destination is more than a mile or two
        • Tiring; only suitable for those physically capable of keeping it up
        • At the mercy of the weather
        • If city is not set up with bikes in mind, it can be quite dangerous
        • Quite often, people who commute by bike are not doing so by choice; they’re just doing it until they can afford a car
          • Links
          • The future of commuting – Vox
          • Why Minneapolis was voted the most bike-friendly city in America – Vox
          • The Copenhagenize Index 2015 – Bicycle-friendly Cities
            • Things cities can do to be more bike friendly:
            • Bike lanes
            • Bike trails
            • Bike sharing programs
            • Bike spots on public transportation
            • Lower speed limits
            • Fewer than 4% of Americans walk or bike to work. Here’s how to change that. – Vox
              • No cul-de-sacs
              • Cul-de-sacs might not be so bad if they had trails leading across, where cars cannot go
              • Allow for mixed-use neighborhoods, so more amenities are available within walking/biking distance of their homes
              • Narrow lanes, convert lanes into turning lanes
              • Connect bike lanes/trails
              • “THE FREE PARKING SUBSIDY IS WORTH AS MUCH AS $127 BILLION ANNUALLY”
              • Walking in the Twin Cities: It’s hard out there for a pedestrian – StarTribune.com
              • Biking or walking to work will make you happier and healthier – Vox
              • Bike share users are mostly rich and white. Here’s why that’s hard to change. – Vox
                • People who use them don’t really need them
                • Concentrated in wealthier neighborhoods
                • Often laid out with tourists in mind, not long-term users
                • Supply is unreliable, especially on warm days
                • Again, most low income bikers are not doing it by choice
                • Where ‘Share the Road’ is Taken Literally – The New York Times
                • It’s not just hipsters on bikes – cycling is most popular for poor people – Vox
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                  This episode of The Extra Dimension has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #387: TED #13 — Mom, Do You Have A Car I Could Borrow?!

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