Just in case anyone was wondering http://isthebusstrikeoveryet.com
Chris Wells (Head Mechanic & Email Handler)
re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op 477 Bronson Ave. Ottawa
info@re-cycles.ca http://www.re-cycles.ca/
--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Mark Rehder mark@drumbent.com wrote:
From: Mark Rehder mark@drumbent.com Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Collective Insight To: "The Think Tank" thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Received: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 1:53 PM True. In our climate some are saying transit should be an essential service. And many questions are being asked about how city council views public transit. Is it a major, viable part of the city transportation plan, or just disposable add-on?
Our shop has only seen a minor increase in bike sales due to the strike. We've certainly had regular winter cyclists in maintaining their bikes, but it looks like most 3-season cyclists are either just riding their regular machines, or walking / driving / carpooling, with non-cyclists just doing the latter.
I rarely use public transit, as I prefer to bike everywhere year-round, including often towing a trailer (with stuff in it, not kids). The strike's drawback for me is the excessive amount of motor traffic, and motorists doing asinine, dangrous things like driving on a separate, raised section of bike path to get around other traffic.
Mark (adding to the topic hijack)
On 21-Jan-09, at 10:58 AM, winter.snowy.rose@gmail.com wrote:
But not a transit strike when it's thirty below
and snowy.
If it's a challenge to get people on bikes in the
spring and summer, winter increases the difficulties. Let alone the increased car traffic from people who feel that cars are now their only option!
Chloé