I Love Riding in the City
NAME: Mia Kohout
LOCATION: Vancouver, BC
OCCUPATION: Marketing and Advertising Director, Momentum Magazine
Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?
I live in East Vancouver on Commercial Drive. Riding a bike in Vancouver is by far the best and most fun way of getting around. Vancouver has tons of bike routes—smaller roads off the main roads that are rich with traffic calming devices, bike push button lights and heaps of cyclists. The real cycling gem of Vancouver is the seawall around Stanley Park. 5.5 miles (8.8km) of a divided bike/pedestrian path that is a must for any Vancouverite or visitor to the city. Try to avoid the weekend if you can, it gets crazy busy!
What was your favorite city to ride in, and why?
Over the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to have experienced riding in many North American cities. San Francisco and Montreal are real highlights for me, mostly because there are so many stylish cyclists taking over the streets. Portland is of course a biking mecca, and another big surprise to me was Chicago and Minneapolis. I visited both cities in the dead of winter and was pleasantly surprised to see so many people on bikes. They have a pretty amazing bike culture scene there too. Biker beard overload!
Why do you love riding in the city?
It’s by far the most fun, efficient and cheapest way to get around. Who doesn’t like to smell the flowers on their way to and from work?
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