Old 10-22-14 | 02:57 PM
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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty

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Fort Worth is the only city I've commuted in in the last 20 years. It's.... okay, if your commute distance isn't too far. For me it's kinda too far to commute frequently (16 miles each way is do-able but I don't have the extra time in my day; my dogs really really really need to go outside as soon as I can drive home). Pluses are the Trinity Trails MUP which, if you live/work near the river, is like a bicycle superhighway; and the fact that there are a lot of areas where you can ride through residential neighborhoods that parallel the major arterials; and in the downtown and close-in areas there are good for bike lanes (and getting better). On the minus side, the infrastructure in the outer sprawl is very car-centric. Though new neighborhoods are starting to include plans for bicycle use but there are about 30 years of neighborhoods where bicycles weren't even a consideration. And the drivers aren't particularly friendly if a bike slows them up (it's basically safe but not very cordial), plus in the summer it's freakin' hot.
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