Will the post-oil future be bicycle-free?

by Kurt Cobb from The Oil Drum. These "campfire" discussions are always fascinating to me because they elicit so many intelligent, thoughtful comments. This one regarding bicycling is not an exception.

U. S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood may soon be nominated for heresy-of-the-year award for an impromptu speech at the 2010 National Bike Summit in March. In that speech he said federal transportation policy will no longer favor automobiles over bicyclists and walkers.