NPR's 'Morning edition' reports on e-bikes
01-02-23, 07:43 AM
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NPR's 'Morning edition' reports on e-bikes
Nothing anyone here doesn't know already, of interest if you want to know what the media are saying.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/02/11465...duce-emissions
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/02/11465...duce-emissions
01-11-23, 02:09 PM
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With an e-bike you wont get to work all hot and sweaty. Your fellow workers will like that.
01-12-23, 02:06 AM
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As much as e-bikes might annoy me, I'd really rather be annoyed than choking on car exhaust riding through the city center every morning.
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The other day I watched an ebike rider come to a 4-way stop and to their credit, they actually stopped and allowed the other vehicle to go, but it was so funny to watch how that person was all-thumbs as she tried to adjust her pedals so she could get up on the seat and start rolling again.
It's no different than any other recreational bike rider I see out there when they have to stop and get going again, they're very awkward in getting back starting. Or the many other ways I observe recreational bike riders make very basic mistakes riding a bike. I can kind of remember when I was that inefficient on a bike.
And now were seeing many more people getting on an ebike with this same lack of skill, but with all that power. No use in worrying about this, just sit back and watch the mayhem.
It's no different than any other recreational bike rider I see out there when they have to stop and get going again, they're very awkward in getting back starting. Or the many other ways I observe recreational bike riders make very basic mistakes riding a bike. I can kind of remember when I was that inefficient on a bike.
And now were seeing many more people getting on an ebike with this same lack of skill, but with all that power. No use in worrying about this, just sit back and watch the mayhem.
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11-20-23, 02:54 PM
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I have the same problem on e-bikes, especially getting started on a hill. It is like trying to get started on a fully loaded touring bike. A throttle can help, but just getting on and off the thing makes me prefer to ride a non-e-bike.
11-20-23, 03:12 PM
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The other day I watched an ebike rider come to a 4-way stop and to their credit, they actually stopped and allowed the other vehicle to go, but it was so funny to watch how that person was all-thumbs as she tried to adjust her pedals so she could get up on the seat and start rolling again.
It's no different than any other recreational bike rider I see out there when they have to stop and get going again, they're very awkward in getting back starting. Or the many other ways I observe recreational bike riders make very basic mistakes riding a bike. I can kind of remember when I was that inefficient on a bike.
It's no different than any other recreational bike rider I see out there when they have to stop and get going again, they're very awkward in getting back starting. Or the many other ways I observe recreational bike riders make very basic mistakes riding a bike. I can kind of remember when I was that inefficient on a bike.
11-20-23, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by NPR
SKYLER MCKINLEY: It is incredibly expensive across America to live in cities right now. Folks increasingly are not living in urban centers. They are further flung, where they might have to drive a significant amount of time to get to, say, the grocery store. In that case, they're probably going to go with an internal combustion engine over an e-bike.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...pulations.html
There is no urban to rural migration occurring in the United States. In fact, the density of urban areas is increasing significantly -- "Due to urban growth, urban areas have grown denser, changing from an average population density of 2,343 in 2010 to 2,553 in 2020." (ibid)
Competent news organizations would've included an editorial note remarking that McKinley's comment has zero basis in fact, but apparently that group does not include NPR.
11-21-23, 10:06 AM
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True but from your own source we see that the percentage of urban residents dropped slightly and the definition of "urban" was expanded to include more area. You can be classified as urban but still be a great distance from a center city workplace.
11-21-23, 10:14 AM
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"This small decline was largely the result of changes to the criteria for defining urban areas implemented by the Census Bureau, including raising the minimum population threshold for qualification from 2,500 to 5,000. The rural population — the population in any areas outside of those classified as urban — increased as a percentage of the national population from 19.3% in 2010 to 20.0% in 2020.This is not a sign of substantial urban to rural migration – these shifts in proportions are largely the result of changes to the criteria." (Ibid)
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More recent data:
Is rural America growing again? Recent data suggests 'yes'
https://carolinapublicpress.org/5898...urban%20areas.
Is rural America growing again? Recent data suggests 'yes'
https://carolinapublicpress.org/5898...urban%20areas.
While metropolitan areas showed no change in net migration, rural places overall experienced a net migration change of 0.43% between April 2020 and July 2021, Johnson reported.
Johnson writes that it’s too soon to tell whether these population trends will continue as the pandemic evolves. But if they keep up, we can expect rural America to grow by 1.3% by 2030, a 23% higher rate than the projected urban rate.
Johnson writes that it’s too soon to tell whether these population trends will continue as the pandemic evolves. But if they keep up, we can expect rural America to grow by 1.3% by 2030, a 23% higher rate than the projected urban rate.
11-21-23, 11:30 AM
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11-21-23, 11:58 AM
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If this McKinley individual is going to speak publicly on an issue, they should probably be in possession of the basic facts.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...pulations.html
There is no urban to rural migration occurring in the United States. In fact, the density of urban areas is increasing significantly -- "Due to urban growth, urban areas have grown denser, changing from an average population density of 2,343 in 2010 to 2,553 in 2020." (ibid)
Competent news organizations would've included an editorial note remarking that McKinley's comment has zero basis in fact, but apparently that group does not include NPR.
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...pulations.html
There is no urban to rural migration occurring in the United States. In fact, the density of urban areas is increasing significantly -- "Due to urban growth, urban areas have grown denser, changing from an average population density of 2,343 in 2010 to 2,553 in 2020." (ibid)
Competent news organizations would've included an editorial note remarking that McKinley's comment has zero basis in fact, but apparently that group does not include NPR.
11-21-23, 12:10 PM
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I didn't expect to have to explain this, but "But if they keep up, we can expect rural America to grow by 1.3% by 2030, a 23% higher rate than the projected urban rate. " is an extrapolation. If you check, you will find that exact sentence in your comment.
11-21-23, 12:25 PM
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Presumably you are obliquely referring to the Trump administration interference(*).
Do you have an explanation for why the Trump administration -- whose support is almost entirely rural -- would attempt to hide evidence of an urban to rural migration? Of course we do not, because that's the exact opposite of what they would do.
All that said, the Census Bureau found the 2020 data "fit to use" despite that agency's Director being one of the loudest alarm-sounders about the interference, so they are good enough for bikeforums.
* https://www.npr.org/2022/03/10/10837...t-data-quality among many other sources
Do you have an explanation for why the Trump administration -- whose support is almost entirely rural -- would attempt to hide evidence of an urban to rural migration? Of course we do not, because that's the exact opposite of what they would do.
All that said, the Census Bureau found the 2020 data "fit to use" despite that agency's Director being one of the loudest alarm-sounders about the interference, so they are good enough for bikeforums.
Originally Posted by https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/director/2021/07/redistricting-data.html
Every way we’ve analyzed the 2020 Census — through our extensive reviews during data processing, by comparing the numbers to population benchmarks, and looking at the operations — the census data are high quality and are fit to use for redistricting. In fact, the quality of the 2020 Census data is quite remarkable amid all the challenges we faced last year.
11-21-23, 12:29 PM
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While metropolitan areas showed no change in net migration, rural places overall experienced a net migration change of 0.43% between April 2020 and July 2021, Johnson reported.
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11-21-23, 12:59 PM
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First off, you are rather hilariously failing to understand the point. Search your memory banks and see if you can think of what unusual events were occurring in the world starting the exact same month selected for this data window -- April 2020.
Second, read Mr Johnson's actual research.
(emphasis mine)
Unsurprisingly, Mr Johnson did not undertake to observe the populations of 3,140 US counties by himself. He extrapolated trends from existing estimates, contributed his own estimates, and selected the only 15-month window in over 20 years of data that exhibited the trend he was searching for -- while ignoring the unprecedented global environment that caused about 77,000 Americans to decamp from urban areas to rural ones.
That's junk science, and just about as bad as it gets.
Second, read Mr Johnson's actual research.
Originally Posted by RUSO.12473
Net migration and natural increase were calculated using the Census Bureau's intercensal estimates for 2000-2010, postcensal estimates for 2010-2020 released in 2021, and population estimates for 4/2020 to 7/2020 released in March 2022. To obtain net migration, natural increase was substracted from the population change for the periods 4/2010-7/200, 7/2004-7/2007,7/2007-4/2010,4/2010-4/2020, 4/2020-7/2021, as well as for the sub-periods 4/2010-7/2015 and 7/2015-4/2020.
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For each state, provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics(2022) were used to calculate what percentage of the births and deaths in the state from the final year of the estimates (7/1/19 to 6/30/20) occurred between 7/1/19 and 4/1/20. The state percentage was then applied to each county in the state to estimate births and deaths from 7/1/19 to 4/1/20.
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The estimation algorithms used a combination of birth and death data from the National Center for Health Statistics, data from the American Community Survey, and administrative records data to estimate current demographic trends. The algorithms used the best data available at the time the estimates were released but are subject to revision in future annual estimates as more complete data become available. They should be indicative of current trends but should be interpreted with caution.
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For each state, provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics(2022) were used to calculate what percentage of the births and deaths in the state from the final year of the estimates (7/1/19 to 6/30/20) occurred between 7/1/19 and 4/1/20. The state percentage was then applied to each county in the state to estimate births and deaths from 7/1/19 to 4/1/20.
(snip)
The estimation algorithms used a combination of birth and death data from the National Center for Health Statistics, data from the American Community Survey, and administrative records data to estimate current demographic trends. The algorithms used the best data available at the time the estimates were released but are subject to revision in future annual estimates as more complete data become available. They should be indicative of current trends but should be interpreted with caution.
Unsurprisingly, Mr Johnson did not undertake to observe the populations of 3,140 US counties by himself. He extrapolated trends from existing estimates, contributed his own estimates, and selected the only 15-month window in over 20 years of data that exhibited the trend he was searching for -- while ignoring the unprecedented global environment that caused about 77,000 Americans to decamp from urban areas to rural ones.
That's junk science, and just about as bad as it gets.
11-21-23, 01:11 PM
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Recent research suggests that the turbulent economic, social, and epidemio- logical conditions of recent years altered traditional demographic trends in non-metropolitan America. Between 2010 and 2020, nonmetropolitan (rural) America lost population for the first time in history because more people left rural areas than moved to them and because the excess of births over deaths dwindled. Yet, the latest Census Bureau population estimates document renewed population gains in nonmetropolitan America between April 2020 and July 2021. In fact, the rural population gain exceeded that in metropolitan areas, something that is rare in American history (Figure 1)
11-21-23, 01:37 PM
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Secondly, no, not "regardless of cause and previous trends". We know exactly what the cause was, and we know that cause no longer exists. And we know that there hasn't been an urban to rural migration in the United States -- ever. In other words, there is absolutely no reason why anyone with intellectual honesty would attempt to extrapolate from this time period for the next decade or two.
Put simply, as I originally said, there is no urban to rural migration occurring in the United States. In fact, that's never happened.
