How changing the focus of urban cycling away from commuters might be a good thing #commute

How the "mobilities of care" is starting to change the way people think about bicycle transportation in cities.

Correction:
0:15 Karen Laberee is the correct spelling of her name. My apologies to Karen for the error.

[Shifter_Cycling]

0:15 Karen Laberee is the correct spelling of her name. My apologies to Karen for the error.

[test]

the low hanging fruit is school traffic. some cities even have a weekly bike bus event to encourage children participation. university students are often cash poor and energy rich...biking may help them raise their standard of living!

[ecopennylife]

It would be great if it was easier for kids to ride bikes to school, in my town it is school holidays & there is a dramatic decrease in peak hour car traffic (I eBike for as many local trips as possible).

[SandroAntonucci]

The amount of problems we humans continue to create when the only problem is the presence of cars in urban environments.

[sukotu]

Great idea. I work from home in the UK and never found the term commute to describe my cycling activities since I WFH, but obviously still need to get around if going to a cafe or to get groceries etc. I imagine there are many more in this category now with working from home being more prevalent.

[rachelzacherl]

I live in the country and my only transport is my bike. No bike infrastructure here or in the local town. I believe the what you are talking about is actually already called utility cycling.

[audetnicolas]

Very interesting video, but just a small technical detail: the sound from the part when Karen Labree speaks is entirely on the "right" side. When you listen with headphones it's a bit annoying... even if it's recorded in mono it's better to split it equally between the L and R channels.

[robertlewis]

Alreigt the premise of this video is a good one, as well as the topic. they idea of bike lanes for generall travel is good idea. However, the term "Mobilities of Care" is stupid!!!! English has a word for this its called "errands". Yes, instituting Bicycle travel lanes, bike parking, and other bike infrastructure, for general purpose errands is a grand idea. Changing the word "errands" to "Mobilities of Travel" is Cattle Dung!

[markproulx]

The term “mobility of care” is a poor choice for the bicycle uses discussed here. Don’t get me wrong - I’m all for maximizing the use of cycling to get things done. My heartburn with the term is that it sounds like the product of a new-agey focus group. If you’re trying to garner support for directing government funds toward implementing the concept, pick a slogan that is less likely to elicit eyerolls from the people with the bucks.

[carstarsarstenstesenn]

Trips to grocery stores and school are different from commuting now? Seems like splitting hairs to me

[CloverMind]

Why does it need to be referred to as something other than bike commuting? If I have to go to store for groceries, transport kids to and from school and places... I consider it commuting when doing it by car, so I still refer to them as commuting when done on a bike. Aamof my bike commuting consists entirely of these types of commutes.

[eric]

When i was a youth i rode my bike to middle school every day. Kids these days are so lazy.