Tag Archives: ride a bike

America’s Absurd Fascination With Cars

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Boston Biker

TweetI was having a discussion with someone this morning and we realized that at every stage in the development of automobile infrastructure in America, other, consistently better, choices for infrastructure were available, but we continued to choose the car every … Continue reading →

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Cars…Not So Good

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Boston Biker

Tweet NPR reported today that Boston ranks 6th!  Sixth!   Sadly it isn’t “Awesome Cities”, it was Cities with the highest level of time wasted in traffic.  We didn’t get here by accident.  It was years of decisions, choices we … Continue reading →

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Cycling Adds Redundancy To A Transportation Network

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Boston Biker

TweetI sometimes have odd thoughts on my ride into work.  Today’s were mostly around how nice the sun was, and how great it was to be riding, but as I locked up my bike (after an effortless commute), I realized … Continue reading →

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Get Off That Vicious Cycle, And Onto A Bicycle!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Boston Biker

Tweet Once you get stuck in a car centric way of life its hard to get out. See more here.

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