Comments on: Bicycling, Transit, & Public Space Initiatives Boost Local Economies & Businesses, New Report Finds

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:13:00 +0000

I focused on bicycle advocacy and bicycle planning for years. Completely agree that it’s one of the theoretical best solutions. Happy there is fast growth (but not nearly as fast as I’d like).

That said, biking and solar/wind address diff issues. And solar/wind is the biking of energy generation. While that author might have good intentions, I think he is sorely misguided. But you will get misguided people on both sides of the aisle.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:47:00 +0000

Bikes make a lot of sense for some people and in some circumstances. They can be an important part of the solution.

But best we don’t start thinking that we should start working on getting more people to ride bikes and pay less attention to closing coal plants, improving public transportation, making our buildings more
energy efficient and all the other very important things we need to be doing.

By: Alvin Skilpad

Alvin Skilpad — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:21:00 +0000

The new environmental book, Green Illusions, shows the importance of addressing bicycling as a first step in combating our broader energy and environmental challenges. The author argues that bicycling is a better project to pursue than new energy technologies, which have many negative side effects and limitations.

Here’s something: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/10-ideas-green-transportation7.htm

This book also details a hidden “boomerang effect” that is undermining green energy investments.