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Old 02-23-09, 09:03 PM
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gosmsgo
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I've been here since Sunday afternoon and I have seen one bicycle. The rider looked poor, confused and scared.

The city, despite its ridiculous roads and even worse side paths, has ensured that every business in town has bicycle parking. I have not seen a single bicycle in any of the racks.

I've traveled the entire United States for the most part and this is by far the least bicycle friendly community I've ever been in.

-mandatory side path law
-essentially every street is 5, 6 or 7 lanes. The "residential streets" are all basically 4 lanes.

This is really a town that never wanted an automobile to be slowed down. If your one of these folks who believe that gridlock wastes fuel than Schaumburg is truly a "green" city.
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