Comments On: Cyclists are better for the economy by Chicago Fan http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/05/cyclists-are-better-for-the-economy Comments On: Cyclists are better for the economy by Chicago Fan en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by mitten]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:39:34 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]>
I vote the latter. Duh.
Posted by treacle]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:59:27 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]>
remember, friends don't let friends cycle drunk. or stoned.

take the bus instead!
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:34:00 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by long-time reader]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:02:11 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by emor]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:57:30 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]>
Here is what the linked article headline ACTUALLY says:

"Cyclists and Pedestrians Can End Up Spending More Each Month Than Drivers"


While I didnt read the entire PDF from what I did read this thread and the linked article BOTH are misleading and misquote the original draft PDF study. Oh, yeah, it's a draft study. Wait until the study is actually concluded before drawing conclusions.

In the PDF there was almost no distinction between pedestrians and bikers in terms of numbers of visits to local neighborhood businesses. It is not a blanked endorsement of cycling.

It's saying that spending on car infrastructure in dense urban neighborhoods makes less sense than supporting pedestrian (and bike) infrastructure.

BTW: It's clear the author of this thread never read the Draft study PDF. The Stranger not actually read a study before leaping to conclusions? No! I'm shocked.
Posted by tkc]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:43:47 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by DOUG.]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:03:32 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]>
How about I just draw you a picture of a Shift key, or maybe the keys that create punctuation marks?
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:36:51 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by internet_jen]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:09:23 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]>
@2 if I draw you a picture will you be able to distinguish between bicycles and cars in future

see in this picture there's a machine that is small and maneuverable and doesn't go very fast

in this OTHER picture there's a machine that is large and kills people when it runs into them

can you spot the difference


Posted by eptified]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:07:11 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by gloomy gus]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:01:29 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by seandr]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:58:29 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:40:27 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:32:14 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Cyclists are better for the economy]]> wut is causation
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