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Originally Posted by kilbride102
I've also read about the east coast greenway but so very few people have even heard about it. I think it would be a huge boon to that project to have bikeshare stations along the route along with better signage/promotion. I think its a worthwhile project that should be funded as an infrastructure would. I believe that most people view biking as a leisure activity rather than an alternative to commuting due to the nature of jobs and workplaces. However bikeshare as a recreational activity could be profitable imo.
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AFAIK the ECG, Schuylkill River Trail, Great Allegheny Portage, and similar projects are run by suburbanite types who see biking as a recreational activity. The notion that bikes can be a mode of transportation remains limited to urbanites.
There still isn't a completed section of the ECG linking two Northeastern cities. Even the section between Philly and New York needs some more linkages.