Comments about ‘Bicycle boost: Salt Lake City wheels forward with initiative to donate cycles’

Bikes are the future. No pollution, healty excercise, efficient use of existing travel space.

Mayor Becker has the vision. Traffic pollution and congestion is the bane of every city.

Hopefully Ms. Woolf will be able to assist the city with an even more aggressive campaign, and work toward a network of European style bike ways. Rather than the frightening obligation to ride on streets with cars and trucks, European cities have lanes that physically separate bikes from the roads.

This allows for a much safer and inviting experience, and means that for older people like me we don't have bike in fear. This is also true for younger families who sometimes pull those cute little trailers behind their bikes--quite scary when riding next to fast moving vehicles.

With our wide streets we could be the best bicycle city in the U.S., but until we change the policy of separating bikes and cars with a lame stripe of paint, we will be boasting about mediocre solutions rather than great ones.

Glad Ms. Woolf is coming here to help us.

I'm with you guys on this. 100%.

I live on Redwood Road and 4700 South. I love to bike. However, I love to live even more. We don't even have "a lame stripe of paint" over here. Although, I do enjoy the Jordan River Trail for relaxation it doesn't get me anywhere that I need to go. I'd love to ride my bike to get places. Nevertheless, this option is a death sentence. While in the wealthier areas of the East side of the valley, I recognize the option of riding a bike, where I live speed limits are 45+, the roads are not wide, the drivers too often threatening, and a bike rider is just a future stain on the road. Even around SLCC where bike riding would seem a sensible option for students, there aren't any bike lanes. So, all these benefits of bike riding do not apply to us folks who are unlikely to afford new cars, the healthiest food, gym memberships, etc. We really could use bike lanes. Anyone want to make a bet when these will come to the West side?

I too applaude the efforts being made to help cyclists and motorists more safely coincide. Biking can be a great and healthy form of transportation and like it or not, there are going to be more and more bikers on the road. Planning ahead for this is a great idea.