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Agreed, I gave up on bicycling when I moved outside the Boulder green belt. Boulder has a ton of cyclists but, for whatever reason, refuses to build proper bike
by jdcarter 9y ago
Agreed, I gave up on bicycling when I moved outside the Boulder green belt. Boulder has a ton of cyclists but, for whatever reason, refuses to build proper bike lanes. The major roads in/out of Boulder barely have shoulders in places. California, by contrast, has proper bike lanes everywhere--seriously, even Central Expressway in the bay area is safer to bike on than any of the major roads going in/out of Boulder.
I switched to a motorcycle as a result, and while it doesn't have the health benefits of bicycling, it's a good way to commute.
- blackguardx 9y agoIt must depend on where in Boulder you live and work. From my perspective in South Boulder, there are many bike lanes and bike paths. I don't even have to touch asphalt to get to work.
- saryant 9y agoI started bike commuting to Pearl today from south Boulder and I never have to go on a road.
- davidw 9y agoBoulder's bike infrastructure is pretty good for the US. The week I spent there, I got around by bike with no problems. They've done a lot right there, it's the housing that's completely broken thanks to people like Mr. "No more jobs": https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/04/business/how-anti-growth-sentiment-reflected-in-zoning-laws-thwarts-equality.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/04/business/how-anti-growth-... Having grown up in a place with its share of economic hard times, and having lived in Italy for many years, the idea of "too many pesky jobs" is... absolutely mind boggling. Like something from another planet.
- saryant 9y agoThat man is a colossal moron, which is part of why I love that article's line about how he too is a transplant. "I'm here! Lock the doors!"