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=v= It seems the Democratic Party is fixin’ to have the greenest national convention in history. (The first thing this brings to mind is the prospect of the Green Party having the most democratic national convention in history, but that’s a side-issue.) Naturally, I had to wonder whether all this greenness will extend to transportation, and was thrilled to see this announcement in June:

Denver Host Committee President Elbra Wedgeworth and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper unveiled plans for a bike-sharing program called Freewheelin, part of Denver’s efforts to support healthy living and environmental sustainability during the Democratic National Convention.

Freewheelin, which for some reason lacks a trailing apostrophe, will provide 1000 bikes for conventioneers to get around on. Not too shabby. In 2004, fixing and providing community bikes for RNC attendees was an all-volunteer effort.

One problem, though. Citing “security concerns,” bikes won’t be allowed anywhere near the DNC. Not even at the hybrid-only parking lot. I guess it’s just impossible to separate terra-ists and bicycles. or something.