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<blockquote data-quote="BilldGopher" data-source="post: 514478" data-attributes="member: 4315"><p>I'm not a bike enthusiast myself...but Mrs. Billd is...and one of her great enjoyments is being able to bike from our home to TCF Bank Stadium (about 8 miles) for home games in Sept. and Oct. The local governments have been very good about converting abandoned RR grads into paved bike paths. Given that Atlanta was of course originally named "Terminus" it would seem there would be ample opportunity. I'm originally from Cobb County so gov'ment doing anything is probably still a challenge except for certain new ballparks.</p><p></p><p>But the direct answer is that the Metro is very bike friendly...and the City of Minneapolis is very aggressively converting fine existing surface streets, with 2-lanes both directions at a 30 mph speed limit...into 2-dedicated traffic lanes only (from 4 to 2) for both autos AND bikes on the same side. Great for the bicyclists but awful for the other 99% of us using automobiles. You can probably guess what my soapbox on this issue is...</p><p></p><p>Regardless, there's also a fine network of paved State Trails, again on abandoned RR grades, especially Up North in the lakes half of the state. For the more motor minded, great ATV trail networks too. That's it for my tourism message...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BilldGopher, post: 514478, member: 4315"] I'm not a bike enthusiast myself...but Mrs. Billd is...and one of her great enjoyments is being able to bike from our home to TCF Bank Stadium (about 8 miles) for home games in Sept. and Oct. The local governments have been very good about converting abandoned RR grads into paved bike paths. Given that Atlanta was of course originally named "Terminus" it would seem there would be ample opportunity. I'm originally from Cobb County so gov'ment doing anything is probably still a challenge except for certain new ballparks. But the direct answer is that the Metro is very bike friendly...and the City of Minneapolis is very aggressively converting fine existing surface streets, with 2-lanes both directions at a 30 mph speed limit...into 2-dedicated traffic lanes only (from 4 to 2) for both autos AND bikes on the same side. Great for the bicyclists but awful for the other 99% of us using automobiles. You can probably guess what my soapbox on this issue is... Regardless, there's also a fine network of paved State Trails, again on abandoned RR grades, especially Up North in the lakes half of the state. For the more motor minded, great ATV trail networks too. That's it for my tourism message... [/QUOTE]
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