Kasey Klimes: The Real Reason Why Bicycles are the Key to Better Cities
Beautiful article by Kasey Klimes on ‘Next American City’. Although the pretension of the initial proposition of the bicycle as “an instrument of experiential understanding” may put you off, it’s well worth continuing. The pretension is justified.
Yes, the bicycle is a stunningly efficient machine of transportation, but in the city it is so much more. The bicycle is new vision for the blind man. It is a thrilling tool of communication, an experiential device for the beauty and the ills of the urban context. One cannot turn a blind eye on a bicycle - they must acknowledge their community, all of it.
Interaction with an urban environment - and a rural environment - on a bicycle is a so much more complete experience. Connection to humanity and the built environment we have created makes cycling so much more personal than the detachment of a car.
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schofio said:
I’m not going to lie, I think that pretentious articles such as this are partly to blame for opposition to cycling and to the ‘green’ movement in general. Nonetheless, the point she is making is valid - you are much more engaged on a bike.
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