http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/31/the-car-and-the-narrative-of-economic-development Comments On: The Car and the Narrative of Economic Development by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss My understanding is that it is basically a Sunday morning thing but to be quite honest the times I've been to Bogota I didn't see it in action. I will say cabs are in abundence and seem to pop up everywhere. Bus rides there are always interesting to say the least. I'll probably be back this Christmas. I'll have to check out the Sunday closed street biking.
Posted by Senor Guy]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:01:46 -0800 The Stranger
@7, I don't think so. Bicycles in cities is generally an indication that the city in question is no longer economically vibrant, but has entered the museum or boutique stage. Tourist cities have lots of bikes; cities where the money gets made don't. Amsterdam is full of bikes; Rotterdam much less so, Essen and Dortmund even less. A hundred years from now, China might have some twee spots with cycle paths too.
Posted by Fnarf]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:54:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Senor Guy]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:40:17 -0800 The Stranger http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebikes/r…
Posted by emma's bee]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:18:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sarah70]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:01:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Charles Mudede]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:48:27 -0800 The Stranger
With a car, my living room goes directly to the mall or supermarket. The food court at Southcenter is my dining room.

If you understood this, you'd be a happier person.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:36:33 -0800 The Stranger
There's been economic upheaval going on in China for a few thousand years. Before those meddling Europeans.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:34:25 -0800 The Stranger
The bicycles have all been replaced by scooters and again by cars. China is the hottest car market on the planet; they bought 15 million cars in 2012, and that number will increase in 2013. Beijing famously has some of the worst traffic in the entire world; in 2010 there was a jam on the freeway that was 62 miles long and lasted for nine days.

Fewer than 20% of Beijing residents ride bicycles today; frankly I'd rather ride on I-5 than any street in that smog-choked clusterfuck.
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