Transportation
In Defense of the Electric Bicycle, from the Bottom of a Steep Hill in San Francisco
I don't care what you purists think, these e-bikes are a godsend to hilly cities everywhere.
Make no mistake, San Francisco loves bicycles. There's been a 71 percent increase in cycling (yes, 71 percent!) in the last five years in this city. Add in the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's "Connecting the City" project, which will provide miles of new bike lanes in the near future, a five-fold increase in bike rentals, and a long-awaited bike-sharing program launching this summer and you’ve got a city made for cycling, except for one thing …
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