Fresno can easily be more bike friendly. For many reasons, two being it wouldn't be all that hard and Portland is better than us at it - it's annoying when Portland does things better. We're flat, on a grid and it rarely rains, all ingredients for a good bike city. Hell, Portland is wet and hilly and they're, like, the bike capitol and stuff.
One simple idea: Better bike racks. Just look what the Madison Mallards baseball team did. (Are you listening Chuckchanski Park?) Any semi major business or public place should be required to have dedicated bike racks, just like they have parking stalls. (More than a couple metal bars stuck in a corner of the shopping center, anyway.)
If you watch the video below, you'll see what innovative bike parking can do for business. Totally could see this in front of the Revue:
MORE BIKE BACKING
>If you've been thinking about biking to work, the city of Fresno has some reasons why you should make the move to pedal power.
>Bill Mac's recent column about biking in Fresno and creating more bike trails (canal banks...hellooo).
>Famous Whitewater actually rides to his internet-y work.
>Local bike shops: Stevens. Tri-Sport. Herb Bauer. Sumner's. Rubber Soul. Cycle Paths. Fresno Schwinn. Performance Bikes. Tower Velo. Momentum Cycling. Tower Bike Shop.
>Local Bike groups: Fresno County Bicycle Coalition.
>More cool examples of what Portland is doing: Bike signage in Portland. Naked bike ride in Portland. Portland bike traffic light.
Full disclosure: At Fresnan HQ, we aren't going around biking everywhere. Totally mean to, though. For realz. We're just waiting for more bike racks is all.
