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- August 10, 2008
- By Martha Emmons, BikeWorld Bikes and Fitness
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- Again, just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed yesterday.
It was fantastic to see so many folks out and about. We can't
wait until the October ride.
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- I know...one step at a time. We have taken two great steps with
the Greenway and yesterday's Biking on Broadway!
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- Martha Emmons is on to something.
- The BikeWorld owner
persuaded the city to block off Broadway to motorized traffic from 4th to 21st for five hours Sunday
afternoon for Bikes on Broadway. The activity turned Paducah’s most
popular thoroughfare into a 1.5 mile bicycle park
- But it’s obvious the
streets and traffic engineering downtown were designed for
automobiles. Safety is a major
factor cyclists: the inherent danger of sharing spaces with cars and
trucks is the main deterrent to more people pedaling to work.
- Bikes on Broadway was
another reminder to City Hall of
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