Bicycle advocates urge care on the roads


There are a lot of good points in this article and I love all the points they touch on but if you are a reader of this blog there's not much new info except the following bit. Why I think this is important to emphasize this, is because our state over focuses on trails holding up Columbia as a prime example of accommodating bicyclists. Well, how does that work out anyway....
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County Executive Ken Ulman, who describes himself as a recreational cyclist, said that while Columbia was among the first communities in Maryland to have designated bike paths, "they didn't think destinational, getting from your house to the mall safely on a bike. … Particularly in downtown Columbia, there are big, sweeping roads that allow vehicles to go very fast."

Ulman said the proposed redevelopment of downtown Columbia is "getting us to focus on streetscapes and complete streets with sidewalks and bike lanes and parking areas." .
<a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-23/news/bs-md-ho-street-smart-campaign-20110623_1_cyclists-bike-lane-motorists">http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-23/news/bs-md-ho-street-smart-campaign-20110623_1_cyclists-bike-lane-motorists</a>;

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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