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In Denmark, Pedaling to Work on a Superhighway

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Wed, 18 Jul 2012, 6:18pm   568 views   6 comments
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/world/europe/in-denmark-pedaling-to-work-on-a-superhighway.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

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1. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 171 threads 4,223 comments Premium

   1   1:05pm Thu 19 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Why aren't those people in SUVs shooting at each other like normal human beings? Why do they hate Freedom?

2. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 171 threads 4,223 comments Premium

   2   8:35pm Wed 18 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Commie fucks!

3. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 416 threads 4,138 comments Baltimore, MD

   3   11:48am Thu 19 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   "Superhighway"??? It's called a "bike trail". or "bike path" They decided to make cycle paths look more like automobile freeways. I'd like to see pics of this. The only thing that comes to mind is a bike path on VA that is along an interstate (I think Custis Trail along 66) and in MD there is a bike path that actually is an interstate shoulder (not exactly enticing). It looks a lot like this:

4. EBGuy Follow Befriend 4 threads 2,099 comments

   4   1:03pm Thu 19 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   "the way to make progress, sometimes, is to go backward." Their was an interesting article about (partially) rehabilitating Robert Moses' reputation in the WSJ a couple of weeks ago. Evidently, he built a lot of bikeways in NY and was also long opposed to a national system of superhighways, something he is now routinely—and incorrectly—credited with inventing.

5. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 204 threads 4,416 comments Davis, CA

   5   9:09pm Sat 21 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   We have the Davis Bike Loop, works well. Majority of my 5-mile commute to work is on the Loop. This section is down the street from me: My 4-year old did the whole 12-mile loop for annual Loopalooza event:

6. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 250 threads 4,759 comments

   6   7:03am Thu 19 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   Yeah and they are also the worlds leading producer of Baby Back Ribs, and miniature tiny chickens, and their Women in politics are Hot.