tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post4020629600432138415..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: Bicycling and wealthYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-38451411865274051992007-09-25T10:51:00.000-06:002007-09-25T10:51:00.000-06:00I've been through El Paso a few times and I was re...I've been through El Paso a few times and I was really surprised to read that tidbit about El Paso's resolution to become the least car-dependent city in the USA.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-30227402327152650642007-09-25T09:20:00.000-06:002007-09-25T09:20:00.000-06:00El Paso is my home town (I live 50 miles away in L...El Paso is my home town (I live 50 miles away in Las Cruces) and it has a strong car culture. They added bike lanes near my old house and the residents went into a frenzy about how they were wasting space and needed to be removed. Maybe they were right. Nobody seems to use them.<BR/><BR/>It is unfortunate, but, from my biased point of view, this part of the country thinks that cars are the only way to get around and the cities were designed as such. When I do commute on my bike, I don't feel very safe.!=https://www.blogger.com/profile/03591625639827240529noreply@blogger.com