You’re even beating the tram!

Yes, ATC is really nice, but unfortunately feels disconnected from the rest of downtown and the trail. There's some talk of removing the freeway that cuts east-west across the city center and there is a rail trail project underway starting just north of there. Tons of potential to be even better!

And I think this explains a lot of why people love cities like Paris—they are agreeable and easy to like. The buildings here are (largely) good neighbors, polite and unobtrusive, just like many of the mill houses or old brick apartments back home.

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Architecture is involuntarily experienced by anyone passing by. This creates a different set of aesthetic requirements than a "private" "foreground" art (say, a painting displayed in a home or gallery or a piece of music enjoyed via earbuds).

American Tobacco Trail in Durham, NC has a lot to like. www.triangletrails.org/american-tob...

I might need to get one of those after this year.

That’s a lovely poem!

Yes! Very lucky to experience this lightness every day in Paris.

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I don't know if it is just not that popular or if I somehow missed hearing about it on previous trips to Paris, but the Coulée Verte is a gem.

While it won't have the same vibes, I'm excited for the Durham Rail Trail. The experience in Paris really brings home how this can be an amazing amenity.

Fet de Terra in Spain is doing some really cool work with rammed earth elements in similar applications (would replace the stone here): www.fetdeterra.com/producto/bov...

Bravo!

We could do so much better, and with the recent elections, I hope we have the leadership in place to make some progress on this transition!

It puts a smile on my face every day to be able to bike freely, have my oldest ride her own self to school, and see people using the entire street, worry-free. It is the complete opposite experience from the cartoon in the final image, from Karl Jilg, which captures the American street experience.

This is awesome! Such a cool validation of your work.

Ah, c'est tout à fait logique. Oui, je suis d'accord. Il y a déjà beaucoup de pistes cyclables. J'aimerais cependant que la Petite Ceinture soit mieux reliée au réseau piétonnier. La section du 12ème paraît être oubliée et je trouve ça dommage.

Pourquoi pas?

What are the main points of contention? I’ve been on the section in the 12th and it seemed a shame that is has stayed a weird little dead-end footpath. With the success of bike infrastructure elsewhere in Paris, I would think this is a natural next step!