If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know thar one of my pet peeves is “bike lanes to nowhere “: ribbons of dirt, concrete or asphalt that begin or end abruptly and do not connect common destinations in any meaningful way. They are a reason for motorists’ animosity towards cyclists; As long as bike paths are seen merely as “nice places to ride” rather than transportation conduits, drivers will see us as over-privileged pleasure- or thrill-seekers who are “taking “ their lanes and parking spaces.
So, I am glad to hear news that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, secured a Federal grant to connect the Black Diamond and Gateway Trails, two bike lanes on opposite ends of Ithaca, an upstate New York town best known for its gorges and Cornell University.
