Seeing Baltimore in a new light
[Baltimore Sun's coverage of Tour dem Parks]
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"We want people to enjoy their bicycles and we want them to enjoy their parks," said Gary Letterton, an environmental planner with the city and one of the event's volunteer organizers. "So many people come back from this and say, 'Oh my God, I had no idea.' Every year we do this I learn another spot in Baltimore. Most people have no idea what's out here."
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Nate Evans, a bike and pedestrian planner for the city Department of Transportation, said he hopes the event helps people to think a little bit differently about bicycling in the city and to learn about Baltimore's bike trails, old and new.
"People think that biking is something you do in the county, that you put your bike in the car and take it somewhere to ride," he said. "We want to make it so you can get on your bike and ride where you need to go."