2-mile challenge: Try walking/biking any trip less than 2 miles - Columbia Daily Tribune

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Biking/walking dork that I am, I would like to offer this challenge: Try taking two wheels or two feet for trips of 2 miles or less. Huh? What did I just say?

It’s quite simple. Roughly half of all trips in the United States are about 2 miles long. Two miles is an easily walkable and quickly bikeable distance. While it’s not always practical to bike or walk for shorter journeys, a lot of the time it is very practical and downright pleasant to bike or walk rather than drive. On these shorter trips, you will be amazed how much faster biking is than driving.

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