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    How many have made the life decision to solely rely on Human-powered vehicles (HPV) and/or Mass Transit as a primary form of transportation?

    I have and have to say there is no turning back, the decision is easy; actually conditioning your life to only use HPV's does take time. Fortunately I live in a city that is ranked very high for HPV amenities and infrastructure.

    This life decision limits where I choose to live, only a handful of cities in the US can accommodate this lifestyle here is a short list:

    Portland, Oregon
    Boulder, Colorado
    Davis, Colorado
    San Francisco
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Palo Alto, California
    Seattle
    Tucson

    Outside the US:

    Amsterdam
    Copenhagen
    Sandnes, Norway
    Berlin
    Barcelona
    Basel, Switzerland
    Trondheim, Norway

    The top two above list were compiled from two sources:
    http://www.virgin-vacations.com/site...dly-cities.asp
    http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/b...r_list_web.pdf

    Keep in mind that bicycles are not the only viable HPV, many people in my city also use skateboards as a primary form of transportation.

    Also many combine there HPV with public mass transit some US cities that have outstanding Public Mass Transit System are:

    Portland, Oregon
    Washington, DC
    New York, NY
    Chicago, Illinois

    Outside the US some top Mass Transit cities are:

    Copenhagen
    Berlin
    Hong Kong
    Paris
    Seoul, South Korea
    London
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Moscow
    Tokyo
    Madrid
    Montreal
    Beijing, China
    Sao Paulo, Brazil

    The top list were formed in part from the following sources:
    http://www.askmen.com/top_10/travel/...t-systems.html
    http://www.virgin-vacations.com/site...-the-world.asp

    So how about you? How many here use Human-powered vehicles and/or Mass Transit as a primary form of transportation?
    Last edited by HappinessNow; July 25th, 2009 at 10:24 PM. Reason: Removed San Francisco and Boston
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