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Ron DeSantis Doesn’t Like Bike Lanes. Floridians Seem To Agree. (www.strongtowns.org)

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 15 points 4 months ago

Completely agree. Also, sharing the road with cars just sucks on general: noise, smell, sudden gusts of wind.

I really love what the Minneapolis area did. There used to be railroad lines all over the place around here, and many of them have been turned into walking/bike highways, connecting a vast network of off-street (separated by grass) paved paths. I can ride from my house in the burbs to the co-op in the local town and be on streets only through my neighborhood to get to the nearest rail-trail. It's only 8 miles to the store, but still - entirely off street, dedicated walking/bike paths.

It's one of the things I love most about this place, and coming from the Philadelphia region, it's a little awe-inspiring.