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
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[...] 2 Mile Radius By Jenny Rilling Bike Freindly Richardson 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. [...]
GREAT POST, Jenny!! For my 2-mile radius I have these places near me:
DART station
2 Starbucks
Several restaurants
Several grocery stores
Several convenience stores
Hotels
Nature preserve
Nursery
Half Price Book Store
Hardware store
Sears
Target
Harbor Freight
Lowe’s
Video rental store
Beer store
Bike shop
Several doughnut shops
Water park
Schools
Parks
and much more…