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Simple path/bikeway

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This is an image I took today on my exercise walk.  This is one of many semi-paved walking paths in the city of Seattle.  Tomorrow I will show a modern paved bike only path and how it is served by transit bus.  Now while the image I took is mainly used for walking, bicycles often take this path, and in fact the path goes around a lake and used for many as a bike and walking/jogging path. In more rural areas such a path as mentioned above would work.  Now this path is about a little larger than 3 feet wide, so building a 5 ft. or so wide path would be the way to go.  The small gravel will allow for both pedestrian and bike traffic.  Even moped could use path/bikeway.  Possibly creating a distinction between rural and urban bikeways.  Something like what is shown above is more of a rural bikeway.  Not only are these type of bikeways very fast to build, they are also very affordable.  This will allow for proper water drainage, good tra...