Comments on: A Rising Bicycle Tide in Mexico City http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: travelina http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-34652 travelina Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:23:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/#comment-34652 The former mayor of Bogota, Enrique Penalosa, made some pretty radical changes in his city to reduce car use and promote biking, walking and public transit, including a far-reaching bus transit system. I read about him on PPS, the Project for Public Spaces: http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/placemakers/epenalosa The former mayor of Bogota, Enrique Penalosa, made some pretty radical changes in his city to reduce car use and promote biking, walking and public transit, including a far-reaching bus transit system. I read about him on PPS, the Project for Public Spaces: http://www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/placemakers/epenalosa

]]> By: Sara http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-34486 Sara Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:29:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/#comment-34486 I am a grad student at the University of Michigan studying Landscape architecture and Urban planning. I am very interested in non-moto and mass transit, and would like to gain international experience. I am pursuing a masters project and need project ideas/suggestions/ leads/ and contacts. Please email any suggestions. Thanks! I am a grad student at the University of Michigan studying Landscape architecture and Urban planning. I am very interested in non-moto and mass transit, and would like to gain international experience.

I am pursuing a masters project and need project ideas/suggestions/ leads/ and contacts.

Please email any suggestions. Thanks!

]]> By: Dan http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-33756 Dan Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:21:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/#comment-33756 Jim, I am planning on visiting Mexico City and would like to rent a bicycle, to ride in the downtown area on a Sunday (following the spirit of the article). Any suggestions on bike rental places? Thank you. Dan J. Jim,
I am planning on visiting Mexico City and would like to rent a bicycle, to ride in the downtown area on a Sunday (following the spirit of the article). Any suggestions on bike rental places?
Thank you.
Dan J.

]]> By: jim http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/comment-page-1/#comment-33482 jim Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:15:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/07/05/a-rising-bicycle-tide-in-mexico-city/#comment-33482 thanks for spreading the word. when i moved to mexico city from chicago seven months ago, i thought i'd kissed urban riding goodbye. not the case. i feel safer riding here than i ever did in chicago/portland/denver. sure, the drivers are insane, but the rules of the road play into the bicyclists' hands: don't hit anything, don't get hit. here i'm seen. i love it. thanks for spreading the word. when i moved to mexico city from chicago seven months ago, i thought i’d kissed urban riding goodbye. not the case. i feel safer riding here than i ever did in chicago/portland/denver. sure, the drivers are insane, but the rules of the road play into the bicyclists’ hands: don’t hit anything, don’t get hit. here i’m seen. i love it.

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