5 ms·
Ah, let us look at the data. In reality, only rich (and white) folks can afford to live in areas that are not car-dependent. https://granfondodailynews.com/202
by cscurmudgeon 3y ago
Ah, let us look at the data. In reality, only rich (and white) folks can afford to live in areas that are not car-dependent.
https://granfondodailynews.com/2020/01/17/is-north-american-cycling-now-a-rich-white-mans-sport/ https://granfondodailynews.com/2020/01/17/is-north-american-...
> From 2001 to 2017 the number of people cycling increased the fastest among high income, highly educated, employed, white men between the ages 25 and 44.
- brightlancer 3y agoThat doesn't have data. It doesn't even have good summations. How is "cycling" defined? For pleasure or for day-to-day travel? How was the data collected? How did they include/ account for the unemployed 20-somethings in poor suburbs who aren't biking to work, aren't "cycling" in events, aren't carrying the family groceries home in a basket, but are on bikes constantly going between houses (and maybe a gas station food mart)?
- vivalasvega 3y agoAll that means is that pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods are in demand, which is great! What if we built more and more of them?
- ClumsyPilot 3y ago> In reality, only rich (and white) folks can afford to live in areas that are not car-dependent It’s just artificial scarcity, like fine art.