http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126263488 A National Network Of Bike Trails? It Could Happen
by NPR Staff
April 25, 2010
A quiet revolution is starting in the world of transportation.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced what he's calling a "sea change" in transportation policy: He wants to make biking as important as driving.
"We’re elevating it to the point where as we develop new road systems, as we develop communities where people can use light rail or street cars or buses, bike trails and walking paths will be equal partners, if you will, and equal components of those kinds of transportation opportunities in communities across America," LaHood tells NPR's Guy Raz.
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LaHood is also floating the idea of a nationwide interstate biking system -- the two-wheel equivalent of Eisenhower’s highway system.
... (Audio and transcript at the link.)
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