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brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

I just picked this book up during my last visit to Morris Book Shop. Looks like a pretty interesting read. Anyone else read this yet?

However, already less than ten pages into the book and Louisville is getting props for being "bike friendly"... Hmmm.
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mcrib · townie Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 232 Location: 40502

Get your money back. I'm surprised hap would carry that propoganda
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alex · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:22 am Post subject:

the ville has been much more bike friendly than lex-tpown in the past 5-6 years. just my humble opinion
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brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

maybe so, but they don't have a cool-ass bike scene like we do. I hardly ever go to Louisville, and I never hear much about what's going on with bikes there... so I honestly don't know anything about their bike infrastructure.

I'd say we're better poised to make greater advances toward bikability here in Lexington because we have such a passionate, creative group of folks in our bike community who can influence local government on different levels.
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taylor · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:28 am Post subject:

both cities have a hell of a long way to go. we definitely have the upperhand in not getting or bicyclists killed on the road, though. The only reason Louisville beat Lexington to being a bicycle friendly community (for what it's worth) is because they got credit for something like 20 miles of bike lanes, but they were all in Cherokee/Seneca Park and didn't really connect to anything. so that led to a bit of a misconception with them being super bike friendly - that said, there are significantly more bike lanes in Louisville now than there were even three years ago when I started riding regularly around here and took notice when I was back home. It's a bit unbelievable how unconnected Lex's bike lanes are...

flowersbrad · training wheels Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 33

louisville has done a great job managing the press around biking issues. mainly due to Abramson's foresight. that said, in terms of facilities on the ground, overall safety and bike culture they are lacking.

flowersbrad · training wheels Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 33

what i meant to say before i got lured into the louisville-lex comparison was that David Byrne wrote an interesting review of that book in the Times...

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local