Why does a country the size of New Jersey have 10,000 miles of dedicated bike paths?

Does the first part of this story sound familiar?

Eureka and Arcata are five miles apart. We're now in our 20th year of meetings to argue about whether an abandoned railroad track between the two towns should be converted to a bike trail.

As we begin our third decade of meetings more have been scheduled for next month.

A tip of the helmet to Dick Van Hoose for this important story.