My son and daughter-in-law live in Boulder, Co. They hike, bike, ski and snowshoe. They are very healthy people.
They have great bikes. Boulder's streets are lined with bike paths and bikes have the right-of way everywhere. Most of the busses have bike racks on them. People bike to work. People bike for fun. People bike to bars. People bike all winter. People are healthy in Boulder.
BOULDER, Co. – As real estate agent Matt Kolb recently toured several properties he wore a helmet. It wasn’t a hard-hat fit for a construction site but a bicycle helmet. Kolb sells homes from the back of a two-wheeler.
"Boulder is in the top-five bicycle-friendly cities in the world," said Kolb. "On a bike, you can get anywhere in town in 20 minutes or less."
Real estate firm Pedal to Properties has teamed up with a non-profit called Community Cycles, which supplies low-cost bikes and maintenance to local businesses as a way to encourage emission-free transportation.
‘Outdoor deficit disorder’
Community Cycles, which was founded by a handful of Boulder bike-riders two years ago, has become a driving force in getting people out of cars and onto bikes. "We started out with a plan to distribute bikes," said Rich Points, Community Cycles’ executive director. "But now we want to address larger issues."
For Points, getting out of the office and onto a bike "combats ‘outdoor deficit disorder.’ You are more involved in the changes in the environment. You are more involved with your own community." Even with the onset of winter, Points is not willing to give up the bicycling. He just shifts over to studded bike tires on snowy days.
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