I caught the tail end of this NPR story this morning. Marin County was awarded $20m to promote bike commuting. Adoption will still lag because unfortunately most of our modern cities and communities are just not laid out in favor of bikers or pedestrians. They were built based on auto transportation. The distances between pointA and pointB become too long for people to seriously consider anything but driving. Also, the car has made us expect quicker arrival times. It takes longer if we walk or bike. Nevermind that obesity is an epidemic in this country. What's more important? Getting there faster or dying of diabetes?
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