Andrew,<div><br></div><div>Camden, NJ is much like Troy. 75k population, huge low income population, low car ownership rates, has a state university, big hospitals, and some industry.</div><div><br></div><div>Our bike lanes (3) and sharrows (2) are less than a year old. But a lot is happening in terms of connecting camden to surrounding communities and boosting economic growth and active transportation. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Feel free to email me off list. </div><div><br></div><div>Akram<span></span><br><br>On Friday, September 27, 2013, Andrew L  wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>hey ThinkTank, <br><br></div>somewhat separate from my work at Troy Bike Rescue, I am part of an appointed citizens committee on alternative transportation (an idea our city is just sort of coming around to).  we have 0 bike lanes, few bike racks, and about 11 sharrows (under a year old).  <br>

<br></div>our task is primarily research-oriented, and I am searching for comparable cities and hoping the ThinkTank might help me.  Do any of you have suggestions of cities with the following characteristics:<br><br></div>

-population: 50 - 100,000<br></div></div>-small &quot;bike culture&quot; community<br></div>-sizeable low-income population<br></div>-investing time/money/energy into bicycles as a way of turning the city around.<br></div>

<div>-demonstrable progress on that front<br></div><div><br></div>i know they are out there, but most examples are of much bigger cities.<br><br></div><div>I appreciate any suggestions!<br></div><div>Thanks!!<br>Andrew<br>

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