A couple of months ago a pedestrian bridge was installed in Portland to allow easier access for bikers and walkers across the highway.
This got me musing about how great transportation by bicycle
can be – that is if one feels protected by bike lanes and other infrastructure
from the barrage of traffic.
On a drive with the family, I shared that as a young man I
dreamed of an egalitarian society that respected minorities and individual
freedoms and acted in a compassionate way to other nations.
Now I have abandoned such fanciful visions and instead dream
of cycling infrastructure not just in cities, but also linking communities and
recreation sites. How great it would be to ride an off-road bike path to the
Oregon coast – the roads to the coast and Highway 101 are currently lousy with heavy
traffic. Yet people still venerate these roads as a cycling ideal.
I dream of a better future.
Stoke!
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