Happy New Year!
I couldn’t resist posting this image from Cicloposse because, well, I like it.
The image was used to herald 2021 which, nearly everyone hoped, would be much better than 2020. Or at least people hoped—or even assumed—that it couldn’t be worse.
I hold onto similar hope for 2024. Some have said that it might include this nation’s last democratic (with a small “d”) election, especially if you-know-who is elected. But many people who took up cycling during the pandemic have kept with it and there does seem to be some awareness, at least among some officials, that urban and transportation planning can’t begin and end with moving as many motor vehicles as possible from point A to point B, as it has since at least the building of the Interstate highway system.
I hope that the increased consciousness and good work I’ve described isn’t undone by energy and economic policies that include only fossil fuel-powered vehicles and deems nuclear power and natural gas to be the only “green” alternatives. I mean, if President Ronald Reagan could declare, with a straight face, that “trees cause pollution,” what could a Trump administration say about any kind of alternative transportation?
Even as I think about such possibilities, I still hold on to hope. A new year has begun, after all, and it looks like a good day for a ride.
What wishes do you have, dear readers, for the New Year?
The image from Cicloposse perfectly captures the hopeful spirit many had entering 2021. As we embark on 2024, your reflections on cycling's role, political dynamics, and environmental awareness resonate. Here's to a year filled with positive changes and a commitment to sustainable practices. What are your New Year wishes?
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