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their garage and will elect a bicycle more often, because they remember that its offer is freedom from parental supervision and it brings them joy, so we're focused on these folks in the middle. we have already reached the folks on the left. we cannot get to the folks on the right, but there's a big potential to reach out to these people in the middle. we know that they are not riding right now because they're afraid to ride in traffic. what can we do differently from an engineering perspective? on the left is a typical bike lane. there is really no buffering from traffic. furthermor...

this is the result of a survey done in portland asking who bicycles now and why, and what they found is about a third of the people that said no way, no how, they will never bicycle, or there never able to bicycle, and that is ok. then we have the fast and fair with folks on the left. they're comfortable writing in any kind of traffic and are frankly, they would prefer that we do not give them a bike lane at all. then we have the enthusiast, those who are comfortable with the infrastructure we have. but there is a huge segment of people in the middle, people who love to get out on th...

misperception that the disability community only six -- consist of people who use wheelchairs are used canes because they had envisioned disabilities. the disability community is a very broad. it is about 20% of our population here in san francisco. it includes people who have chronic illnesses, orthopedic problems -- of back pain, lead paint, new problems, heart disease, lung problems. the hidden disabilities, mental disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, are all included in this community. just as it is not a homogenous committee in terms of who we are, it is not a homogenous comm...