Why All the Fuss About Bikes?

Posted by: Tim Halbur

29 May 2011 - 9:00am

Kasey Klimes says that the hype around bicycles isn't just sustainability, or health. It's that bicycles connect people to their neighborhoods and their communities in a more meaningful way.

Klimes says the biycle is "an instrument of experiential understanding":

"Yes, the bicycle is a marvelously efficient machine of transportation, but in the city it is so much more. The bicycle is new vision for the blind man. It is a thrilling tool of communication, an experiential device for the beauty and the ills of the urban context. One cannot turn a blind eye on a bicycle – they must acknowledge their community, all of it."

Full Story: The Real Reason that Bicycles Are the Key to Better Cities

Source: This Big City, May 23, 2011