The motorcycle has a 25 minute transit time each way. It works in favor for her.

I have ridden from Riverside to Southside (Town Center area). It is a fun route and good riding for the most part.

I would like to see some funds diverted to building more urban bicycling trails that help everyday people to get to work and school. We (Bikejax) are working to achieve that. It is a slow progress.

Insurance is not required on a motorcycle in Florida. You have to carry some sort of a waiver. I did not look into it much. The insurance was so cheap and I am a beginner. It adds an additional peace of mind.

What is outside bicycling range?

I’d love to see more safe bicycle lanes and paths through the city. These should be separated from the roads by at least a curb if the speed limit is over 25 or 35. All roads should have these, so that it actually becomes possible to get around in the city without motorized vehicle. It’s absurd that the Buckman and Fuller Warren bridges do not even have a cycling/walking part.

Bicycle routes that are completely away from motorized traffic would be even better. Not just for recreation, but for transportation. No need to remove railroad tracks. We might need those in the future. Why not take an 8 feet wide area along the railroad tracks to make bicycle routes? Can’t the city exercise some right of way to do that?

In my eyes, that would be a better purpose for the millions of dollars that will be spent on replacing the rotting wood on the south bank of the riverwalk with new wood that will soon be rotting again.

We’re out of oil, so gas prices will continue to rise. There will come a point where we can not continue to drive as much as we do now. It would be nice to have some infrastructure in place by then to accomodate the more sustainable lifestyle that high oil prices will eventually force on us anyway.

In Florida it’s inexpensive to have motorcycles. I don’t believe insurance is even required.