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Archive for October 20th, 2008

New Bike Lanes on South Bend’s West Side Create an Excellent Downtown-to-Airport Bike Route

Posted by Henry Scott on October 20, 2008

Looking East on W Colfax

Looking East on W Colfax (Toward a One-Way Section; W Lasalle is at Left)

A little over a year ago, I wrote about the need for a good bicycle route from downtown to the airport. I was particularly interested to know if there were plans to connect the nice (but very short) separated bike / pedestrian path on Voorde Dr with a route all the way to downtown.

Although I was aware that South Bend was in the process of striping new lanes on the city’s west side, it didn’t occur to me until this weekend that there is now a great route all the way from downtown to the airport! In my humble opinion, the city hit a home run with this route selection: it is safe, pleasant and hits several major destinations.

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