The Case for Bicycles

This article in Slate magazine highlights the need for bicycle parking places across America. According to the author, the lack of bicycle racks alongside car parking is the primary obstacle for their use in the United States. I somewhat agree, but I cannot ignore how deeply entrenched car-driving is in the American psyche and culture. The massive size of the country, its long expansion west, the early development of the automotive industry, and the entire infrastructure built to support it all favor car-driving to the detriment of bicycles.