Transportation Secretary Mary Peters: Bike facilities a waste

Published / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Transportation Secretary Mary Peters: Bike facilities a waste

My children and I cross the Golden Gate Bridge bicycle path. When counts were last done in 2002, 1600 bicyclists daily rode across on weekdays. Anecdotally, bicycle use has climbed significantly since then. The Golden Gate Bridge and other similar bicycling facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area are a vital part of the transportation […]

North Carolina: Bicycle is a 19th century solution

Published / by Richard Masoner / 8 Comments on North Carolina: Bicycle is a 19th century solution

North Carolina congresscritter Patrick McHenry: 19th century technology no solution to energy woes. On my bicycle commute in high-tech Silicon Valley, California, I see up to 100 other bike commuters every day, most of whom are employed as chip designers, rocket scientists, robot researchers, high-energy physicists and biogenetic engineers. The biggest employer in North Carolina […]