America's 1st platinum bicycle city (Davis, CA)

[09conrado]

Here in Holland we have a competition for the best bicycling city every other year or so. An idea for other countries??

[kirstendirksen]

@09conrado Fun idea. How is it judged? On number of bikers? On best bike routes?...

[09conrado]

@kirstendirksen Hi Kirsten, you mean you never read hembrow.blogspot dot com/2011/12/groningen-not-fiet­sstad-2011??? You should see David Hembrow's extensive blog and the videos by Markenlei. More about all kinds of bike related issues.

[09conrado]

@kirstendirksen The whole idea is to reward the city that is the most active and stimulating cycling. So, if you have the most cyclists or once had the best infrastructure, that doesn't mean you win the contest.

[09conrado]

AND.. now get rid of those helmets. It's proven that helmet laws ensure that the rate of cycling drops by as much as 40%... Besides, they're not necessary if the infrastructure is safe, unless you're a racer. See Holland

[09conrado]

It's so refreshing to see this! I'm grateful that not only in the Netherlands people cycle. That's the way to go: make roads safe and fun for cyclists and everything else follows. Best thing is, children's safety will be guaranteed as well. Could be much better (too much dooring zone and illogical design) but it is a great example of how things work on multiple levels here. Greetings from Holland

[AlexBianco100]

Oh and we have bike cops

[AlexBianco100]

Hahahah people are so excited to move to davis but I can't wait to leave :)

[glogirl7099]

Wow, I wish I lived there. It 's so beautiful and would be so easy to go completely  car free.

[Gell1welt69]

Nice idea. Nice to see how infrastructure is made in davis

[Justcallmedoll]

I wanna go visit davis now... seems pretty cool.

[21centuryg]

I really wish we could have something like this in Atlanta. with the Beltline underway, maybe it will be in our future.

[7DavidKim]

It's crazy I live like half an hour away. A great little city and it has no Wal-Mart near it.

[dooshmasta]

YEAH!  Go Cal Ags!

[MatthewCravatt]

Still a far cry from Amsterdam but is an inspiring video! =)

[ThreeWheelJourney]

HOORAY! Davis CA is leading the way. With the obesity rate, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease and the recent forecast of gasoline prices by CNN saying that gas will be over $5 a gallon in 2012. Way to go Davis!

[Anothercoilgun]

I noticed the big people were walking :)

[vention4wh]

That's awesome! If it weren't for the insane tax rate in California and the lack of jobs, it would almost be worth moving there. I'll stick to the cold rainy pacific northwest. My tax footprint here is low and I'm working.