Marc HedlundFeb 10, 2023

Cyclists are portrayed in debates about bike lanes as younger, athletic people. Berkeley's Commission on Aging recommended against supporting the city's current bike lane project (#Hopkins), apparently thinking bike lanes were not for older people.

And yet, over the past eleven years, the median age of the six cyclists and pedestrians severely injured or killed on Hopkins is 69. Only one of those people was under 50. The oldest was 78.

The stereotypes are wrong.

#Berkeley #BikeTooter

Show threadI Am the Fly Eagles FlyFeb 10, 2023
@marcprecipice It’s a different story in DC: According to US DOT research, the demographic profile of the DC cyclist is 88% white, 6% black and 6% other. It is 67% male, affluent, highly educated and has a median age of 31. The DC Policy Center argues that bike lanes lead to increased gentrification, displacement and isolation of diverse communities: https://www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications/the-demographics-of-walking-and-biking-to-work/
The demographics of walking and biking to work tell yet another story of gentrification - D.C. Policy Center

The demographics of walking and biking to work tell yet another story of gentrification - D.C. Policy Center

D.C. Policy Center
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@iapfel @marcprecipice
When my dance friend retired for UNC Greensboro, she moved to DC, bought a condo, sold her car, and now, at 80, still gets around DC entirely by that city rental bike system and a bit of public transit.
Feb 10, 2023 at 4:29pmWeb