Vince Gray on bicycles

From GGW's set of excellent interviews

I think ultimately, though, having ways in which people can get to where they want to get to because they have amenities and conveniences and work close to where they are instead of having to use vehicular transportation, is a good approach. Getting people more acclimated to using bicycles. Having more bicycle lanes.

We've got to get everybody adapted to the idea that bicycles are an increasingly important way of people getting around in the city. Not everybody has bought into that yet, and that's going to take time as well.

We now have the most robust bicycle program in America. We have well over 20,000 people who are part of our bikeshare program. Others are coming here now to learn about us so they can emulate the bikeshare program.

Comments

[SJE]

Is this the same Vince Gray who blocked a bike lane near a church, whose police are slow or refuse to enforce laws that protect bikes and peds, but whose police will ticket an elderly man killed while walking in the road?

[Joey]

Sure is. Lip service and most projects years behind their promised implementation.

As I've said before, development of bike facilities has been glacial since Gray took over. I've been criticized for harshness, but I'm not the only one who thinks so:

http://dcist.com/2014/02/bicycle_advisory_council_calls_for.php

Perhaps we're not aiming high enough here.

[The Edge]

Guess we need Fenty back.

[T]

Uncle Earl didn't approve, ergo the no bike lanes near the church on M

[guez]

Get over the church thing. Politics is about compromise.