Getting the conversation started

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:03 — 8.3MB)

You have to get started somewhere. In episode 1 (Jan 2012), host Allan Harder gives a whirlwind overview of transportation in Mississauga and its growth into a cycling-friendly location. Granted, just like this podcast, there is a long road ahead. The question of the day is this: With the strong showing of employers in Mississauga, why isn’t [just about] everyone cycling to work? Is it that Mississauga businesses employ people who live outside the city? Is it a lack of cycling infrastructure in key employment areas? Is it that residents have been groomed to take their motor vehicles everywhere – even on trips they could walk or bike in less than 5 minutes? Your host thinks it is largely the latter, but with other secondary factors “sealing the deal” on not choosing a people-powered mode of transportation. Cycling is not just better for the air we breathe, it increases your physical health, mental health, and gets people “out of their cages” – which is better for our society and culture as a whole.

Does anything in this podcast strike a chord with you? Please share your thoughts. Any topics you want covered? Do you know someone who would like to be interviewed? If nothing else, just let us know you’re listening. Here are some ways to share:

Leave a comment at the bottom of this article’s page on mississaugacycling.ca.

Follow us on Twitter: @bikeMississauga
Tweet to the hashtag: #bikeM