Near bike route reminds people

[hebe]

I do hope so! I think that is the logic behind much infrastructure development here. I remember one of my friends being quite stunned when she realised she could bike to town along a bridleway quicker than she could drive it via the roads. She has 3 children under 5 so she doesn't get to ride it often. I've noticed that some of the newer housing estates have cycling access built in, especially between them and the local school or the next closest section of shared path.

I didn't realise how many cycle friendly routes were on my doorstep until I bought a map. I was plenty aware of the stretches of shared footpath, but I didn't know about the bridleways and quieter lanes until I looked for them.

Drivers are funny about parking, aren't they? I was always surprised by the demand for the closest spaces to the gym front door.

[Melalvai]

We're building a trail that will connect town to the State Park. Currently an 8-9 mile drive on highways, it will be a 4 mile paved trail. Of course we have done a lot of research into trails, as part of this project. One thing we learned is that the trail head needs to be easily visible. A trail that is hard to find, that you don't literally trip over when you're walking downtown, won't be a successful trail.

[shootingstar]

A trail that is hard to find, that you don't literally trip over when you're walking downtown, won't be a successful trail.

yup. Wayfinding, ie. visible signage intermittedly along the way is important plus integrated into the city's regular visitor maps.