Date:         Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:09:50 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Was!!    now that it's Friday!   Now:  Rant!!
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Around here (Sacramento), developers are required to build bike trails,
parks, even elementary schools.  The city will not give them a permit unless
they put in this type of infrastructure.

Cheers,

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
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Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:56 AM
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Subject: Re: Was!! now that it's Friday! Now: Rant!!


On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, John Rodgers wrote:

> Here where I live there is a nice commuity park within 1/2 mile of where
> I live. The parke has an excellent walking trail. Not big, but big
> enough, trail is 0.6 miles long through the woods, down a hill, through
> some nice hardwoods, along a stream, then up into the kiddy area with
> the kiddy toys, then back to the start. If one walks around the parking
> lot, one adds 0.1 mile. Five laps yields 2.8 miles, Do two more laps on
> the parking lot and you have 3 miles.  I do this almost every day. Three
> miles. It makes me feel good, keeps my circulation up, lowers my blood
> pressure. It is a safe walk, no vehicular traffic. But guess what? I
> have to drive the half mile to get there.

Boy, does that sound familiar.  There are some lovely bike trails in my
area, within a few miles of my apartment.  How do I get to them?  Well, I
throw my bike on the roof rack and *drive* to one of the trails.  Absurd,
but it's the only safe way to do it.


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon