City Rambler - San Francisco

Submitted by henrys on Sun, 2010-08-08 10:27

I'm here on vacation, facing a high of 58 degrees today, and wanted to give a few notes.

First. a court case recently resolved, allowing the city to put in more bike lanes after a break of several years. The San Francisco Chronicle news story on it made reference to the "politically powerful" bicycle community. What will it take for Atlanta to have a "politically powerful" bike community? Should some of our members run for City Council?

Second, in a city known for enormous hills, I have still seen a few single-speed ultra-cool fixies. I have only seen them on the flat parts of town, though, never on top of a hill. But buses have bike racks.

Third, I visited a fitness center this morning. (Just looking -- honest!) They have a set of bike racks right outside their door -- but it's inside the mall (!!). Imagine that in Atlanta!

I'll be back to enjoy the heat in Atlanta soon. But I'm looking forward to the ProWalk ProBike conference, where I can hear cyclists from a number of cities describe their great efforts -- and their political power.

Comments

Coalition

Submitted by kellymac on Mon, 2010-08-30 16:34.

I moved to ATL from San Francisco this morning, and I am excited to get involved in the Bike Coalition here. Part of what makes the SFBC so effective is that they have really made it cool/easy to participate. Hundreds of local businesses offered discounts/incentives for card-carrying members. Making coalition membership trendy is key.

With ~11,000 members, they really have a strong political voice, not to mention a strong street presence. I'd love to get in with the Atlanta scene and push for something similar.

Stoked

Kelly

welcome

Submitted by rebecca on Tue, 2010-08-31 16:08.

Kelly, welcome to Atlanta! We'd love to get you involved in volunteering with ABC, and especially with helping us get more discounts for our members!

Refunds or exchanges upon request of unworn, unwashed apparel. Refunds for bicycle classes with minimum one week notice prior to event. If you have any questions please call us at 404.881.1112