Re: Critical Mass author appears in Davis, 11/4

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From: CyclingBuddy
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:26

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Alexander Gilchrist <sandy@gwm.sc.edu> wrote in message news:<3DD14217.66F14A79@gwm.sc.edu>...
> Tom Kunich wrote:
> 
> >Since Critical Mass (which, BTW, I abhor) came into being,
> >governments everywhere have begun anew making room on city streets for
> >bicyclists and pedestrians after a half century of neglect and
> >auto-centric thinking.
> 
> Not here in South Carolina, unfortunately.  In fact, one county council
> member has gone on record opposing bike racks on the new regional
> transit system in Columbia, because he feels that it would encourage
> people to ride bicycles and jam up traffic on the weekends.
> 
> Alexander Gilchrist

Pardon me for asking, but this makes no sense.  Why would this council
member not allow bike racks on a transit system in order to keep bikes
from jamming the streets? Have there been any studies to corroborate
his assumption that bike racks encourage more bike riders? If so,
wouldn't those weekend cyclists be recreational cyclists who would try
to get to a car free area anyway, thereby not even being in traffic?
By not having bike racks, the existing cyclists will just be on the
streets more.  Or is this guy just a critical mass hater who is using
his personal feelings instead of facts?

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