What percentage of trips in Copenhagen, Denmark are great by bicycle?”
On Wednesday The Cap Times had an article which described Madison’s bike friendliness, which, bicycle advocates say, has stagnated. This may very well be the case. I no longer use a bike as my primary mode of transportation as I did back in the 1990s. Indeed, my two-wheeler is in a state of severe disrepair. Still, I was glad to see the bike path bridge over East Wash go up and have no problem with my tax money going to help make this town more friendly to bicyclists. Now, having said that, I found the article to be a bit disingenuous in spots. Take this passage for example: Those same businesses are now flexing their collective muscles, teaming with traditional bicycle advocates in a major push to make Madison a model for two-wheeled transportation — rivaling European cities like Copenhagen, Denmark, where fully 40 percent of trips are made via bicycle.
On Wednesday The Cap Times had an article which described Madison’s bike friendliness, which, bicycle advocates say, has stagnated. This may very well be the case. I no longer use a bike as my primary mode of transportation as I did back in the 1990s. Indeed, my two-wheeler is in a state of severe disrepair. Still, I was glad to see the bike path bridge over East Wash go up and have no problem with my tax money going to help make this town more friendly to bicyclists. Now, having said that, I found the article to be a bit disingenuous in spots. Take this passage for example: Those same businesses are now flexing their collective muscles, teaming with traditional bicycle advocates in a major push to make Madison a model for two-wheeled transportation — rivaling European cities like Copenhagen, Denmark, where fully 40 percent of trips are made via bicycle. And this one as well: For $20 million — the cost of one interstate highway overpass — Burke says he could create a world-class bik
