On Sep 1, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Jon Morrison wrote:

> Ken - Thank you for the reference to the other list.
> I will see what else others have said about the study(s) being
> referenced.
>
> Cause and effect is very hard to determine at times (chicken/egg).
> The demand may have been there for facilities due to the volume of
> cyclists or the lack of facilities may have inhibited cyclists, who
> only began to ride regularly once those facilities opened. I
> suspect there was some of both.



The most recent spike in bicycling activity and _buzz_ about bicycling
has been _followed_ by all the louder noise about facilities. I have
been riding and paying attention for 40+ years. This is always how it
goes.

Ken