If you live, work, or ride in Olathe, there is a City Councilman who could use some gentle enlightenment about the fact that many people do bicycle in Olathe for transportation.
John Bacon said he hadn’t seen anyone in Olathe riding to work on a bicycle.
“I’m just not there, yet,” … “This is not like India or something.”
Really, Councilman Bacon? Really?? Olathe is actually the #2 city in the annual Car Free Challenge, going on right now. The 2009 Challenge saw 80 people traveling car-free to or from Olathe, including bicycling, walking, and transit. Olathe’s car-free travel was second only to KCMO, with a 16% share of the Challenge for a city with only 6% of the metro area’s population.
Kansas Cyclist has more of the story. It sounds like Councilman Bacon needs to hear from Olatheans who do indeed bicycle for transportation, whether to work or to errands like school, shopping, etc.
John Bacon, Councilman At-Large
jbacon@olatheks.org
913-269-6305
City Hall
100 East Santa Fe
Olathe, KS 66061
