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Ken M wrote:
> Yeah the city planners have much to learn, in my opinion about the way
> to *design* cities. Your right about the post WWII growth, after the
> war was over and all the military service men came home, they all
> bought new cars, and started the creation of the *baby boom* and needed
> housing to raise the kids, so began the urban sprawl. But pre WWII
> economies were much more *local* and most people did not travel more
> than 10 to 20 miles per day. And that made the bicycle a more viable
> means of transport.
>
> Ken
Any idea how far the typical American travels in a day? The Canadian
figures say that the median commute for workers is something under 8
km. A round trip of 16 km is not all that long a ride.If American
figures are even close to that a bicycle may be a much more viable
means of transport than is often thought.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
> Yeah the city planners have much to learn, in my opinion about the way
> to *design* cities. Your right about the post WWII growth, after the
> war was over and all the military service men came home, they all
> bought new cars, and started the creation of the *baby boom* and needed
> housing to raise the kids, so began the urban sprawl. But pre WWII
> economies were much more *local* and most people did not travel more
> than 10 to 20 miles per day. And that made the bicycle a more viable
> means of transport.
>
> Ken
Any idea how far the typical American travels in a day? The Canadian
figures say that the median commute for workers is something under 8
km. A round trip of 16 km is not all that long a ride.If American
figures are even close to that a bicycle may be a much more viable
means of transport than is often thought.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada