February 23rd, 2009
John Pucher in Momentum Magazine
John Pucher is a professor in the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. For over a decade Dr. Pucher’s research has focused on walking and biking for transportation. He recently wrote a 3-part series for Momentum Magazine titled “Cycling for Everyone”. If you’re interested in hearing from one of the top experts in the field on how to increase bicycle use, these articles are well worth a read.
Here’s a quote from Part 1:
“Cycling remains a marginal mode of transport in most North American cities because it is widely viewed as requiring special equipment and training, physical fitness, and the courage and willingness to battle with motor vehicles on streets without separate bike lanes or paths. Cycling is a mainstream mode of urban travel in Northern Europe precisely because it does not require any of those things.” —John Pucher
That just about sums it up.
Cycling for Everyone Part 1 →
Cycling for Everyone Part 2 →
Cycling for Everyone Part 3 →
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3 Responses to “John Pucher in Momentum Magazine”
The quote from professor Pucher hits the nail right on the head.
Thanks for this posting. I live in a rural mountainous region in Western North Carolina where the car/truck is still king and alternative transportation is minimal. Our community is in the process of developing a greenway and this information is very topical to those issues. I’ll share this with our local planners as it certainly contains some excellent food for thought.
i have been obsessed with the idea of hiking the appalachian trail for a long time. i discovered that i go into “visual sprint mode” when both of my eyes are wide open. so i closed one eye completely, and opened the other halfway. my right eye that is, which is
controlled by my left hemisphere, the underworked side of my brain. so that is visual
“screen saver” mode for my eyes/brain. this is like walking pace for my brain, to only have
one eye half open. and then the faster i go, the more i “open up” the eyes as well as the foot speed.
so if i’ve still got your attention, let me tell you another amazing insight i had into the nature of the mind/body connection. last summer i was experimenting with the idea of sprouting seeds as food for the long hike. i realized i needed fatty food, but why not fatty seeds? like sunflower, sesame, etc
but then i saw CHIA and decided to give it a try. i really liked it but for some reason dropped the ball (maybe i did’nt realize that you don’t have to chew the gel that chia makes when you add it to water, you can just drink it straight)
so my mind went back to that memory as i had recently been stewing on the very same subject, ergo, food for the long hike.
it turns out tarahumara indian tribe would bring nothing for their long foot journeys but a little chia and a gourd of water.
there’s lots of excellent info on chia. chia has been used as currency, it’s so valuable.
http://www.buychiaseed.com
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