Submitted by nomolurcin t3_yj6328 in CambridgeMA
I live in Cambridge - near the intersection of Mass Ave and Shepard St. I ride my bike to work in Kendall on most days. I always feel very privileged to be part of the bike commute “train” on Hampshire St on most days. There are more people riding bikes on that route than driving during rush hour! There are few experiences that make me as proud to be a Cantabrigian as that one.
I’ve also done a fair amount of cycling for sport. I’ve ridden from Cambridge to the Cape, the lakes region of NH, Providence, and many more places. Let me tell you, it’s the coolest feeling ever to do a long ride and realize you just used the two feet to get there.
I’ll also say riding bikes has helped me get out of some very dark times in my life. It’s hard not to smile with the wind in your hair.
If I can get banned for this post, I’ll be very disappointed. I thought Cambridge was progressive city.
One of the mods has said “bike related posts bring out the worst in people”. I disagree. Quite frankly, I think driving brings out the worst in people. I have a driver’s license and I have rented cars in Cambridge several times. I can say first hand that being in a metal cage has brought the worst in me, every time. I become inpatient and angry. I see anything that would lower my speed as an annoying obstacle, not as something that makes my neighborhood more livable.
escapehatch t1_ium4qc3 wrote
Is this post for real? Talk about having the point of something go straight over your head. As a former Cambridge resident I gotta say "the problem here is that people don't realize X, I'll just post my long-winded version of [argument made 1000x already] and provoke the same condescending fighting that is the reason for the ban...as an illustration of why the ban is unecessary" is a super-cambridgey take. You are living in a place where you fit right in!