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Article says it's to encourage more people to ride a bike... I'm starting to think Greensboro is delusional in it's demographic, especially in these areas... No one is gonna get out to casual ride a bike in those areas.
Isn't that a bit of a chicken and egg situation? Nobody rides bikes because there's no infrastructure for it and cities won't fund the infrastructure because nobody rides bikes.
I think it makes sense and it doesn't. On one hand, I understand the thinking of adding bike lanes for safety reasons being this a high vehicle traffic area. But on the other hand bicycling still seems dangerous with that many cars in the area.
There are bike lanes near me...and I have NEVER seen anyone using them. And I used a bike eons ago when I was in graduate school, so I'm sympathetic to the need for bike paths.
As an environmentalist and avid cyclist, I support on-road bike lanes in the abstract. I'm what my club considers an aggressive rider, and nobody more enjoys a 40+ mph downhill, but riding within the city limits of Greensboro, bike lanes or not, is a risk that I'm not willing to take. Some of the dumbest and most dangerous drivers I've come across in 50 years of driving, including the vast majority of the lower 48. Intersections are particularly dangerous. Even crossings on the Downtown Greenway are a white knuckle experience. As a cyclist, I always notice bike lanes and size them up. Where they are, where they lead and how they end. In Greensboro, they don't seem particularly well thought out. And it's not a culture overall respectful of sharing the road with cyclists. Or a culture overall in dire need of bike lanes. They're cheap to add though, with no real downside. Just be sure your life insurance policy is paid up.
Where is the article plus i would love to have a trail to get around the city without my car.
Off-road trails are a different matter altogether. The nearly finished connection between the Downtown Greenway and the A & Y is a significant accomplishment. Specifically and importantly linking Country Park with Downtown, as well as Bur-Mil Park and the watershed trail network. Excellent vision and execution.
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