Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/ 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: Glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/comment-page-1/#comment-44744 Glenn Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:58:05 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/#comment-44744 Jonathan I may have some insight as to why Amgen chose cycling beyond the link to performance enhancement. Epogen allows people undergoing chemotherapy to have a more regular / active life. I know from doing lots of advertising research (I'm a market researcher by trade) that people see walking and biking as a much more realistic and achievable activity than say running or mountain climbing. Jonathan

I may have some insight as to why Amgen chose cycling beyond the link to performance enhancement. Epogen allows people undergoing chemotherapy to have a more regular / active life. I know from doing lots of advertising research (I’m a market researcher by trade) that people see walking and biking as a much more realistic and achievable activity than say running or mountain climbing.

]]> By: Ben Fried http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/comment-page-1/#comment-44739 Ben Fried Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:57:39 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/#comment-44739 Corrected -- thanks! Corrected — thanks!

]]> By: vnm http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/comment-page-1/#comment-44738 vnm Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:50:36 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/#comment-44738 Ben, the Staten Island ferry and its terminals are run by the City DOT. MTA had nothing to do with the fish tanks. Ben, the Staten Island ferry and its terminals are run by the City DOT. MTA had nothing to do with the fish tanks.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/comment-page-1/#comment-44737 Jonathan Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:39:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/todays-headlines-343/#comment-44737 The Sac Bee article is pegged to the <a href="http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/" rel="nofollow">Amgen Tour of California</a>, brought to you by the makers of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/sports/othersports/26cycling.html" rel="nofollow">Epogen, or synthetic erythropoietin</a>, one of the drugs used by Tour de France dopers. Wow. The Sac Bee article is pegged to the Amgen Tour of California, brought to you by the makers of Epogen, or synthetic erythropoietin, one of the drugs used by Tour de France dopers. Wow.

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