Post #3555199
2026-07-02 21:56 UTC
@ahltorp@mastodon.nu @enobacon@urbanists.social Yes.
Does every possible choice for exercise also need to have it's needs catered to?
It's the cyclist V person riding somewhere divide. We should do a lot to ensure travelers riding bikes have good safe options.
But the pack of cyclists grinding through a mountain pass? Some of those routes need a nice gravel bike path created (or better maintained and connected), but those road warrior cyclists are still going to take the road unless the dedicated option is also a road.
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@ahltorp@mastodon.nu 2026-07-03 10:09
@LovesTha@floss.social @enobacon@urbanists.social There is another aspect to this. Should we cater to people driving a car to a place in the mountains where they then get exercise, because that’s what’s happening now. Why is the car person’s leisure more important than the cyclist’s leisure? If a road is only meant for travelling by car, be honest about it and put up a sign that forbids pedestrians and cyclists, but then you’ll have to provide another route for them.