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Willow-girl t1_irmxn1x wrote

Using former railway grades is a great idea for pedestrians and bicyclists as trains couldn't go up and down steep hills either!

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blp9 t1_irn1j9b wrote

And kind of amazing for micro-mobility. On my ebike I went from my house in SqHill to being parked in the courtyard of the AC Courthouse in 17 minutes. Most of which was just cruising along a rail trail with no cars.

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lemony_dewdrops t1_irn4h1g wrote

The selling point I've given to the whiners who don't want to see anyone getting anything helpful unless it also helps them; is that it also gets a car off the road and reduces traffic (and gasoline demand, and thus cost).

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blp9 t1_irnwfxk wrote

Also improves the parking situation! My bike didn't take up an on-street (or garage) space downtown, leaving more available parking for those in cars.

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BigBoi420lol t1_iroiic7 wrote

It's a great idea but not a new one, there are rails to trails all over pa!

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Willow-girl t1_irp6qsk wrote

Yeah, I knew that ... my property actually backs up to one, lol ... I was just sayin'!

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