[*BCM*] Boston: One of the Worst Cities for Cycling

[David Hammond]

Boston is perennially ranked as one of the worst North American cities for
driving.  Don't you think it logically follows that cyclists who can't think
of themselves as really small cars would buy into this, and avoid Boston's
streets?  If you're bad for driving, OF COURSE you're bad for cycling (for
exactly the same traffic density, street layout and traffic control
reasons), UNLESS you're willing and able to ride your bike like a car.

 

Dave Hammond

 

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>From the Globe:


The bike shame of our city


March 12, 2006

WHILE I was glad to see the Starts & Stops column report on Bicycling
magazine's once again ranking Boston one of the worst cities for bicycling
(City
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/03/05/anagram_t_map_takes_yo
u_to_gurgles/>  & Region, March 5), it would have been more useful to have
contrasted what leaders in the best-ranked cities are doing with what Boston
is not doing.

The reporter seemed to dismiss the ''crunchy bastions" (hardly true of San
Diego) that are actively promoting cycling.

As Bicycling's editor explained, Boston and the state are doing very little
to make cycling safer.

Having been part of Boston's cycling community for the past 30 years, the
only significant city efforts I've seen have been one bike path and
installation of bike racks.

Big la-di-da.

JEFFREY FERRIS 
Jamaica Plain 

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