NBG Add a Road or Path Form

		As we flesh out those roads and pathways that will form the National Bicycle Greenway network, and in time also feed the one main coast-to-coast bike highway we envision, we need your help in identifying the larger ones so that we establish a needed framework. Candidates for existing arterials that we can build around should at least travel a worthy distance or help the cyclist get thru tough riding conditions. US highways that have been usurped by Interstates are prime examples of such roads. Scenic highways that slow cars down because of the geography they pass thru are also wanted for this. Please help us by adding what you have knowledge of to:
			Route 66 from LA to Chicago US 11 from New Orleans to DC Natchez Trace Parkway The Santa Ana River trail connecting Pasadena with the desert The California Aqueduct The Centennial Trail connecting Spokane with Idaho Katy Trail in Missouri McKenzie Pass connecting Eugene with the high desert Trailridge Pass connecting Steamboat Springs with Estes Park and Boulder C&O Canal trail that will ultimately connect DC with Pittsburgh and beyond http://www.nps.gov/choh/co_visit.htm Branch Trail network in the Washington DC area Rock Creek Park in the Washington DC area Pacific Coast Hwy One (most parts) Ohio & Erie Canal link Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland Cape Cod Rail trail Sanwich, MA to Provincetown, MA Blue Ridge Parkway Stark County Canal Corridor Pennsylvania Department of Transpotation 6 signed bicycle routes across the state Washington and Old Dominion Trail (W&OD) 45 miles in northern Virginia: Your submission will add to this list

What is identifiable from the American Discovery Trail or the East Coast Greenway? Note that many of these trails are at present unworthy of a long distance or commuting cyclist's efforts but when these arterials become a part of a larger system, a pressure will be brought to bear that will see to it that they are beautified as well as upgraded to a consistent spec. As for roads such as Hwy One and Route 66, all we are asking is that bikes be made a favored and welcome visitor. How? A Class One bike lane that can easily run on both sides of their entire length can accomplish this as they also bring tourism back to a small town America which the Interstates have abandoned in their quest for speed. Come on folks. What have we missed? What's in your area that can be made part of a larger bike network as even the smaller roads and path that service them will also be brought up to spec (if they are not already)?

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