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<H1><FONT size=3>From the Globe:</FONT></H1>
<H1>The bike shame of our city</H1>
<P class=byline><SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=date>March 12, 2006</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P>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 (<A
href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/03/05/anagram_t_map_takes_you_to_gurgles/">City
& Region, March 5</A>), it would have been more useful to have contrasted
what leaders in the best-ranked cities are doing with what Boston is not
doing.</P>
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<DIV class=toolsHeader>The reporter seemed to dismiss the ''crunchy bastions"
(hardly true of San Diego) that are actively promoting
cycling.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<P>As Bicycling's editor explained, Boston and the state are doing very little
to make cycling safer.</P>
<P>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.</P>
<P>Big la-di-da.</P>
<P><SPAN class=signer>JEFFREY FERRIS </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=signer>Jamaica Plain
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