The Washington Post has a nice article about new network of recommended bike trails and routes in the US that are making long-distance travel by bicycle safer and more pleasant. This is not new infrastructure. In many cases the routes do not even have signage. But the designations help cyclists to know which roads they will enjoy -- the lower traffic, higher reward routes -- and eventually they will help bring cyclists into the consciousness of motorists, increasing safety.
“The national corridor plan is to have 50,000 miles of routes across the United States that will be suitable for long-distance bike travel in a mix of environments,” said Jennifer Hamelman, USBRS program manager with the Adventure Cycling Association, a partner in the project. “It will be like the interstate highway system,” but for human-powered two-wheelers.
I recalled also that a friend forwarded this to me recently, about the Empire State Trail, a new cycling trail across NY State West-East and South-North.
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