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Friday Video: The Fight to Expand A South Carolina Freeway … For Bikes

Greenville is looking for the good kind of induced demand — by expanding a popular rail-trail.

Greenville, South Carolina’s Swamp Rabbit trail attracts millions of riders a year — and makes millions of dollars for the local economy. Is it time to add … one more lane, bro?

Check out this video from Road Guy Rob, which tracks the growth of the G-Vegas “bicycle freeway,” which is fast becoming a true transportation network and a community amenity as valuable as beachfront property — with its own bicycle-oriented grocery store to boot. It’s basically an 18-minute advertisement for all the benefits of turning abandoned rail corridors into multi-use paths, perfect for helping skeptics understand just how transformative dedicated space for human-powered modes can be.

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