How San Francisco's bike-share scheme became a symbol of gentrification

Re:How San Francisco's bike-share scheme became a symbol of ... by Lukeas14 on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @01:22PM (#15083336)

The bigger difference is between single people and families. If you have an infant or disabled family member, transportation through biking isn't practical. If you have two kids at different schools who both need to arrive between 8am and 8:15 while you need to be at work before 9, then biking isn't going to cut it. If you coach your son's baseball team and need to carry a ton of gear, you need a car. However, if you're only responsibility to is to get yourself to work before 10am, then biking is great!

I can understand the frustration from people who need to drive when new infrastructure geared towards biking seemingly comes at the expense of drivers. Ex. Market St, the main street in downtown SF, is scheduled to be closed to private vehicles and only used by bikes, taxis and buses.

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Re:How San Francisco's bike-share scheme became a symbol of ... by mrgordon on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @02:34PM (#15083924)

If your children are old enough to ride a bike but too young or too poor to have a car, then they can actually bike to school themselves which could make the commute nicer for everyone. They could bike alone, with friends, with a sibling, or with a parent depending on their age and how far they have to go. In the Mission there are a ton of schools so a lot of students probably don't have to travel far especially when they're young.

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