I have never been to Omaha, and I have met only two people who hail from O.N.E. (Omaha, Nebraska) in my life. So I won’t make any generalizations about it. I will say, however, that the seem to have made the same mistakes in bicycle infrastructure planning and construction countless other places—including my hometown of New York.
While city officials are congratulating themselves for stringing together a “network “ of bike lanes that will allow cyclists to get around in the city, local cycling advocates are making the same justified criticisms one hears all over this nation.
From what I can see, local officials think that all you have to do to make a bike lane is to paint lines on the side of the road, and all you have to do to “connect” them is to install a few signs.
I’d protest by boycotting Omaha Steaks, but It wouldn’t change their thinking. Besides, I’ve never ordered Omaha Steaks before and very rarely eat steak at all. I’m not a vegetarian, but—I know that this will seem like heresy to some—I’m not so crazy about steak. Or most bicycle infrastructure I’ve seen. And I probably won’t like Omaha’s infrastructure, either.
While city officials are congratulating themselves for stringing together a “network “ of bike lanes that will allow cyclists to get around in the city, local cycling advocates are making the same justified criticisms one hears all over this nation.
From what I can see, local officials think that all you have to do to make a bike lane is to paint lines on the side of the road, and all you have to do to “connect” them is to install a few signs.
I’d protest by boycotting Omaha Steaks, but It wouldn’t change their thinking. Besides, I’ve never ordered Omaha Steaks before and very rarely eat steak at all. I’m not a vegetarian, but—I know that this will seem like heresy to some—I’m not so crazy about steak. Or most bicycle infrastructure I’ve seen. And I probably won’t like Omaha’s infrastructure, either.
I curse the stupidity of most cycling infrastructure but it pales into insignificance compared to the hell of pushing a wheelchair where "access" has been provided!
ReplyDeleteColine—As much as I love Europe, I must say that navigation is much more difficult for handicapped people over there. A now- departed French friend who spent some time in the US said as much.
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