Tour de Lou & 20 is plenty

Tour de Lou & 20 is plenty

Wonder if KY Derby Festival will support  Twenty is Plenty, Louisville – 20mph to make next year’s event safer?  Watching motorists passing novice cyclists at 35 mph on Market Street was anxiety producing.  Watching motorists cut off cyclists was worse.  Twenty is Plenty....

Where the young & educated want to live

Main stream media is finally catching on that people want to live in cities that are focused on people, not cars! ‘… the most popular cities … model mixed-use development and pedestrian-friendly spaces.”These places seem to be built for people, not for automobiles.” ‘  Louisville is in the bottom third of the long, long list of US cities....

Walking/Biking & Healthier/Safer Cities

“Levels of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes are lower in cities where a higher percentage of commuters bicycle or walk to work, and cities where drivers get used to sharing the road with bikers and walkers generally have lower rates of pedestrian and bike fatalities.”...

Cycling & Density

“It (cycling) works here,” says cyclist and pedicabbie Austin Matherne. “Also, the way that downtown is set up, all the entertainment districts are so close together that it really is a viable transportation option for us.” Density – the key to cycling, walking, public transit....