“It was a really eye-opening trip,” Serr said. “It helped us to see the results more than we would on paper. The main thing we noticed was how much of a priority (bicycle accessibility) is and how dedicated they are to allocating resources into it.”
Ungerman is especially looking forward to biking on University Avenue, which he says is long overdue for more accessibility.
“Provo has really been lacking an ideal north-south bike route,” Ungerman said. “The city’s done a good job of identifying which routes are needed the most.”
Bicycling gurus like Whitmore say the plan will make Provo more livable and turn the college town into a destination city.
Bicycles are an agent for change both figuratively and literally,” he said. “It opens up people’s options and you get a lot more community involvement, as opposed to cars, where it’s about getting from point A to point B.”
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@winterbourne and @toosmartforyou, you have it backwards. As the article pointed out, bicycles are underutilized because of the lack of safe routes available. In cities like Boulder, Sacramento, or Davis where there are good bike routes, biking is More..
we don't need bike lanes. of the ones created in salt lake hardly anyone uses them at all and they have cut 4 lane roads down to 2 lanes restricting traffic and slowing everyone down and cause unneeded gas guzzling traffic jams. stop bowing to More..
Thet poverty of critical thinking in this proposal is astounding beyond description.
Even back in the late 60's, early 70's when I attended BYU 900 East was a difficult street to negotiate by vehicle. And now they want to take More..