http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/07/07/some-see-bicycles-as-savior-for-detroit/ The Online Magazine of Austin Cycling Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:04:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/07/07/some-see-bicycles-as-savior-for-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-3743 elliott Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:17:51 +0000 http://austinontwowheels.org/?p=6440#comment-3743 Indeed. The League of American Wheelmen (now the League of American Bicyclists) started as an organization to advocate for more paved roads making it easier to bike places. Their successes paved the way literally for the supremacy of the automobile in America. Indeed. The League of American Wheelmen (now the League of American Bicyclists) started as an organization to advocate for more paved roads making it easier to bike places. Their successes paved the way literally for the supremacy of the automobile in America.

]]> http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/07/07/some-see-bicycles-as-savior-for-detroit/comment-page-1/#comment-3739 Doohickie Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:31:31 +0000 http://austinontwowheels.org/?p=6440#comment-3739 I think I read somewhere that part of the reason the auto industry grew in Detroit was a combination of a thriving bicycle industry combined with lots of paved bike paths that were suitable for early cars. It's just coming full circle I guess. I think I read somewhere that part of the reason the auto industry grew in Detroit was a combination of a thriving bicycle industry combined with lots of paved bike paths that were suitable for early cars. It’s just coming full circle I guess.

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