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Originally Posted by troutman

I read the other day that Portland (and Vancouver) are going to greatly reduce cycling budgets, as there has been no increase in cyclists commuting, despite huge expenditures.

Looking for that story . . . here is an older report:

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/...cycle_tra.html

I think ridership plateaued at 6% (still 10X the national average):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling...rtland,_Oregon

Not to mention that their climate is hugely superior than ours is for biking. I can't understand how closing a lane of a major traffic artery seems like a good idea. Is there really no better location for a bike route... what about increasing the size of the existing paths?