Friday, March 7, 2008

Americans learn bikes cut costs and improve fitness

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - At a time of soaring gasoline prices, expanding waistlines, and growing worry over climate change, more Americans are getting on their bikes.

American cities including Portland, Oregon, Louisville, Kentucky, and Washington, D.C. are aggressively promoting bicycling as a clean, efficient and healthy means of transport, and many of their citizens are taking to two wheels for short urban journeys. more here

4 comments:

clintpatty said...

19th century solutions working.

Bello Velo said...

huh? what do you mean?

clintpatty said...

that video of some Republican talking about how ridiculous it is that Democrats are proposing a 19th century solution to 21st century problems, only he forgot to actually talk about why it's ridiculous or include any argument

Bello Velo said...

Ok got ya. yea hopefully that video will come back to haunt them.

BTW: I have heard back from Joy Mckee and the city they are going to install 4 bike racks around the courthouse. They are tearing out the cobbles and when I have a ETA I will post it.