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Many here in the UK have been turned into cycle routes, which is a great way to get around the countryside.
by kitd 11y ago
Many here in the UK have been turned into cycle routes, which is a great way to get around the countryside.
- arethuza 11y agoAnd around cities - Edinburgh has a rather splendid network of cycle paths built on old railways.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoEnvious! I assume the local folks fund their maintenance. Our problem is, some counties have the money and some don't. So a 50-mile trail may be fine except for 10 miles in the center that are rotten.
- justinator 11y agoSounds like Iowa's road infrastructure, too. A lot of the roads are just left to turn into gravel, http://www.csgmidwest.org/policyresearch/0112ruralroads.aspx http://www.csgmidwest.org/policyresearch/0112ruralroads.aspx Looks like it's 40x cheaper. Gravel Grinding is pretty popular to do these days - here's a map of all the gravel roads in Iowa, http://iowagravelroads.com/ http://iowagravelroads.com/ Another for Colorado: http://coloradogravelroads.com/ http://coloradogravelroads.com/ Stark differences!
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoIowa's roads were built all gravel (100 years ago). Then some rebuilt as pavement. I've never seen any just left to turn back - they don't do that without help.