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Creating a ‘culture of cycling’ in Boulder, CO.

December 17, 2008 - 2:48pm -- maiki

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.

Read the rest at http://communitycycles.org/media/24-2008-media/142-bike-fleets.html.

[Via Amy Gahran.]

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