Many neighborhoods in fargo are very dangerous to bike any long distance due to enormous traffic corridors such as University,32nd ave, 25th st 13th ave,etc. For example, the Bluemont Lakes area is very dangerous to try to bike out of. Obviously on the north and west sides of this section of land is I-94 and I-29 making bicycling impossible in those directions. So that leaves trying to bicycle out of the area to the south or east. Well, as any Fargo resident probably knows, 25th street lies to the east and 32nd ave lies to the south. These roads are no match for a person on a bicycle. Maybe 20 years ago it wasnt such a dangerous area to ride out of. But with todays traffic volumes on these 2 major corridors, it is a very dangerous scenario for someone on a bike. The point is, many square sections in Fargo have this problem. Perhaps more tunnels and bicycle bridges could be built to make Fargo more bicycle friendly. Also could the I94 bike bridge perhaps b replaced with a more modern, attractive bridge or just cleaned up and painted. It is seen by hundreds of thousands of people. And it is one of many first impressions Fargo portrays to everybody.
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