I have been meaning to post this for the last few days, but I haven’t had the chance. If you have not already seen it, check out the article about the Greenways plan that ran in Tuesday’s Greenville News. I liked this quote from Ty Houck toward the end of the article (referring to the County greenways plan):
"We want to build the trails that are fastest and easiest first. Then, once people get to use those, they'll hunger for more."
I think that is a great approach. Of course, I want to see the greenway trail development balanced with more on-street bike lanes and “share the road” signage as it is being developed. Without the other two components, the presence of greenway trails alone can falsely reinforce the impression some drivers have that cyclists do not belong on the roads. Don’t get me wrong, I think that greenway trails are great, but I think that an effective share the road campaign becomes even more important once they are in place. The City and County jsut need to make sure that there is a balance as they facilities are being built.
Also in Tuesday’s paper was an article about Spartanburg’s bronze BFC designation. I was glad to see that the Greenville News picked up that story. We can learn something from our neighboring city as we work toward the goal of designation.
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