On 6/27/2018 11:39 AM, sms wrote:
On 6/27/2018 7:23 AM, jbeattie wrote:

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Portland claims 7% of trips in the city are by bike, at least that's
how I understand the stat -- it is mode share.Â* That number is zero in
places and over 20% in places, and those high percentage places are
exactly what you would expect -- flat, high density, close-in and very
Bohemian with (believe it or not) modest bike facilities, mostly bike
lanes and some traffic calmed streets.

Flatness is not an issue. Bike mode percentage continues to increase in
San Francisco despite the hills.
https://humanstreets.org/power-in-numbers-bicycling-in-san-francisco-just-keeps-growing-50141502e36f


While it's important not to confuse correlation with causation, the
increase do correlate with increases in bicycle infrastructure.

San Francisco bicycling increased by 40% during a time when a lawsuit
prevented the building of any bicycle infrastructure.

From
https://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfra...nt?oid=2172717

"During the past four years, the number of cyclists on San Francisco
streets has increased by more than 40 percent, yet the city has been
prevented from installing amenities for cyclists thanks to the legal
efforts of a local gadfly."

In other words, fashion is far more influential than bicycle
infrastructure.

--
- Frank Krygowski