Comments on: By 2015, Copenhagen Commuters May Bike 50% of the Time http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/by-2015-copenhagen-commuters-may-bike-50-of-the-time/ Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 22:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jack Pouchet http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/by-2015-copenhagen-commuters-may-bike-50-of-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-158692 Jack Pouchet Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:23:44 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26386#comment-158692 An interesting twist as the "developed" world slowly shifts to bicycles while the "developing" world drops them to pursue automobiles. Many of our health, welfare, quality of life, social, and environmental issues could be addressed by a greater adoption of bicycle commuting. Certainly this modest amount of daily exercise would be a great step in reducing obesity in the US. Perhaps if the US delegation to Copenhagen returns with nothing more than a clear agenda to promote, encourage, and adopt a greater use of bicycle commuting in the US we can call that a success. An interesting twist as the “developed” world slowly shifts to bicycles while the “developing” world drops them to pursue automobiles.

Many of our health, welfare, quality of life, social, and environmental issues could be addressed by a greater adoption of bicycle commuting. Certainly this modest amount of daily exercise would be a great step in reducing obesity in the US.

Perhaps if the US delegation to Copenhagen returns with nothing more than a clear agenda to promote, encourage, and adopt a greater use of bicycle commuting in the US we can call that a success.

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