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Locals reflect on merits of cycling
City residents encourage Miami to add lanes throughout campus
Constance Schiano
Issue date: 9/14/07 Section: Community
And because of this, several people have voiced a desire for a lanes on the Miami campus.
Miami senior Michael Metherd said that due to the difficulties he has had trying to navigate his own bike around campus, bike lanes would be good for the university to further look into.
"It's tough for bikes to go on sidewalks because of the walkers, yet it is too dangerous to ride in the street," Metherd said. "We need a happy medium."
After recently visiting the campus, Dana is now not only vying for bike lanes in Oxford but for ones at Miami, claiming that not having them puts pedestrians and bicyclists in danger.
And while Dana said cycling offers many benefits to the community, she said she also believes if more students began riding their bikes, it would have a very positive effect on the flow of traffic-and the limited amount of parking uptown.
"The students could change the way Oxford looked overnight," Dana said. "If they all decided to bring bikes, the cars could be stored someplace, the streets would not be clogged, you could find parking."
Miami senior Michael Metherd said that due to the difficulties he has had trying to navigate his own bike around campus, bike lanes would be good for the university to further look into.
"It's tough for bikes to go on sidewalks because of the walkers, yet it is too dangerous to ride in the street," Metherd said. "We need a happy medium."
After recently visiting the campus, Dana is now not only vying for bike lanes in Oxford but for ones at Miami, claiming that not having them puts pedestrians and bicyclists in danger.
And while Dana said cycling offers many benefits to the community, she said she also believes if more students began riding their bikes, it would have a very positive effect on the flow of traffic-and the limited amount of parking uptown.
"The students could change the way Oxford looked overnight," Dana said. "If they all decided to bring bikes, the cars could be stored someplace, the streets would not be clogged, you could find parking."
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