Best Mode of Transportation of 2008: Biking
The most popular form of transportation in 2008 was also one of the most controversial subjects on Columbus Underground: Biking.
In May, Consider Biking opened up the warm weather season with launching Bike to Work Week, aimed at educating the public about this transportation alternative and promoting a more healthy lifestyle. The Mayor and City Council also announced and approved plans for hundreds of miles of new paths and bike boulevards. But not everything was always quite so positive.
Some news discussions (such as this one) snowballed into “cars versus bikes” arguments that typically got very heated very quickly. Other messageboard topics started bad and got even worse (like this one).
Things started to cool back down in the fall with mostly more positive biking discussions including the Bike The C-Bus events and Columbus Underground’s role in helping to add 62 new bike rack locations around the city based on user-submitted suggestions.
Hopefully the topic of biking will see smooth sailing into 2009. Any predictions on the this year’s top form of transportation?
Second Place: Walking
Third Place: COTA
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January 6th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Motorcycling got a lot of love in 2008. Two wheeled parking spaces spread throughout the city. Scooters were being sold out.
I’m surprised it was beat by COTA.
January 6th, 2009 at 11:06 am
More results:
#1 Biking
#2 Walking
#3 COTA
#4 Car
#5 Streetcar
#6 Scooter
#7 Motorcycle
#8 Skateboard
A few of the silly answers:
- Hovercraft
- The Blowjob-powered Car
- Obama
January 6th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
This makes me all kinds of happy.
Despite a lot of the love (or hate) that spawned on these boards, there were some good discussions and some good actions-like Critical Manners-taken. It should be a good year for bikes.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Agreed. And looking back, I think a lot of the more heated arguments needed to happen so that those on opposing sides could vent their frustrations and some middleground could be found for some issues.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
No doubt.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Perhaps THIS year will be the year I get my bike fixed (or get a new one). ;)
January 6th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
You keep saying that…
One of these we’ll just roll a van up to the KLD, grab you and hustle you down to B1. Then off to Monday Night Ride.
January 6th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Hahaha…. that might be what it takes to get the bike off the backburner. ;)
January 6th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
We’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse…
January 7th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Thank you for convincing me to ride my bike today instead of walking or busing through the snow. Sometimes I need a reminder that my bicycle is the best transportation option out there!
We should get the B1 Van to steal Walker in! Or maybe a bike car!
January 7th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Heh, I bussed around through the snow today. Wasn’t too bad, but the most I had to wait at a stop was maybe 10 minutes. ;)
COTA FTW 2009!!!!
January 8th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
What, Hummer wasn’t on the list? I thought scooters would’ve been higher on the list, with their sales and the addition of scooter parking.