Bike Friendly Richardson

By Jenny Rilling

Richard’s post over at Suburban Assault of the League of American Bicyclists “Bicycling and Health” infographic reminded me to share a handy map radius tool that I sometimes use for work. As the infographic says, 70% of American’s car trips are under two miles. Many times, these 2 mile and under car trips could be replaced with biking.

Here is a picture of a circle with a 2 mile radius around my neighborhood of Highland Terrace:

Here’s a list of some destinations that fall within the circle:

• Kroger
• Convenience Store
• Beer store
• DART stations
• Walgreens
• Post Office
• Branch of the bank I use
• Target
• Petco
• Library, City Hall
• Recreation center
• Richland College
• Starbucks, Cafe Brazil
• Half Price Books
• Several restaurants
• Chinatown
• Car repair places
• Hardware stores & plant nurseries

Lots of good stuff there! Here’s a link to the map tool if you want to find out what areas are within 2 miles of your home or workplace:

http://maps.forum.nu/gm_sensitive_circle2.html