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Wide lanes, trails urged to make Rockford safer for bicyclists

The Rockford Register Star is reporting that the city of Rockford, Ill., is trying to make the city safer for cyclists.

The city is working with the League of Illinois Bicyclists to develop a map that identifies safe cycling trails and roads in the city.

Perhaps the city’s most influential advocate for better paths and trails is Mayor Larry Morrissey, the newspaper reports.

With skyrocketing gas prices, Morrissey said the desire for alternative forms of transportation is not only coming from the weekend cyclists, but from people looking for other means to get back and forth to work.

“I want to be known as the city with the best bicycle lanes, the best pedestrian lanes and the best transportation,” he said.

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