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“When it comes to bicycling, short trips, close to home, are the lowest-hanging fruit. A quarter of all our daily travel is done within a mile of our homes. We do most of these short hops by car; less car-centric standards for neighborhood roads could easily make bicycling or walking a more attractive option. This need becomes especially clear when you know that these short local trips result in 60% of the pollution caused by our cars.”
― Elly Blue, Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy

“Everyone who wants to and has either the determination, social support, or infrastructure support can ride a bicycle, as recent times are proving.”
― Elly Blue, Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy

“We are, most of us, paying far more for transportation than we can truly afford. And more and more of us are starting to realize it.”
― Elly Blue, Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy

“Teen drivers are more dangerous even than drivers in their eighties. And safety education, including showing teens gory movies of car crashes, has little effect.”
― Elly Blue, Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy