Comments on The Environmental Blog: $4 Gas and Still no more Bicyclists?

Yeah I follow ya, many married couples do try to f...

2008-05-21T17:40:00.000-07:00

Yeah I follow ya, many married couples do try to find a place to live that is in between their work places. There is always public transportation as well.

But city planning should try to accommodate bicyclists better.

I wish I could ride my bike to work. My current co...

2008-05-20T08:45:00.000-07:00

I wish I could ride my bike to work. My current commute is a 30 minute (25 mile) drive.

I've actually considered moving to within walking or bike riding distance when my office relocates to a downtown location in a nearby city in about a year and a half. (It's currently in a suburban location.)

In my case, however, moving close enough to work to be able to walk or bike ride would basically double my girlfriend's commute. This would wipe out the benefit of me riding my bike. Plus then we'd live in a city instead of our quiet suburb.

I think many two-income families probably face this predicament, as well. I know that a few of my coworkers do.

I also think that the amount of people riding bikes isn't increasing due to many factors such as poor city planning, suburban sprawl and the fact that there aren't really any ways to get from the suburbs to the cities without riding or walking long distances along interstate-type highways.

i totally agree with what u said..i always wish i ...

2008-05-17T03:19:00.000-07:00

i totally agree with what u said..i always wish i can ride my bike to school but too bad my parent just won't allow,anyway u do have a nice blog