Some cycling leaders from Seattle recently got to spend a week in Copenhagen studying and touring the bicycle infrastructure there -- the organizers were i-sustain. The Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Cascade Bicycle Club were represented, as was the City of Seattle Dept. of Transportation and the Seattle City Council (and probably others).
The rep. from the Bicycle Alliance wrote a wrap-up post: Ten Lessons for a Vibrant City. It's worth checking out.
The rep. from Cascade Bicycle Club notes a telling quote: "“If you don’t have the infrastructure, you can’t expect people to cycle.” -- Niels Jensen, planner with the city of Copenhagen
And that's the bottom line.
Huzzah to Bellingham for having some! But we've got a whole lot of work still to do.
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