Reply #4: I've been bike commuting for over thirty years.

[FightingIrish]

Only a small segment of my daily commute is really bike friendly. Only the last mile of my eight mile route is on a bike path. Many of the locals were upset about the money (most of it federal) spent for the construction of a bicycle bridge to extend the bike path across a busy arterial street. This is in southern Oregon. It's a completely different story in Portland. My son is living in Portland and takes long rides all over the city. He's a good example for people who say they're just not up to biking. After a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed, he spent two years in a wheelchair. He fought back to walking on his own and now walks with a slight limp. Biking makes getting a round Portland easy and enjoyable and provides the aerobic fitness he needs.