The first paved roads in the United States were built as a result of years of lobbying by the League of American Wheelmen, a national bicycle club: http://en.wi

The first paved roads in the United States were built as a result of years of lobbying by the League of American Wheelmen, a national bicycle club: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_Movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_Movement The idea that roads were not for pedestrian use was a public relations campaign by automobile industry lobbyists: http://www.citylab.com/commute/2012/04/invention-jaywalking/1837/ http://www.citylab.com/commute/2012/04/invention-jaywalking/...