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New attractive housing purposely built to face the trail.
New attractive housing purposely built to face the trail.
This new, architecturally interesting, contemporary housing embraces its proximity to the "Galloping Goose" Rail Trail with balconies and gates facing the trail. This totally contradicts the misplaced notion of many that trails are bad for neighboring property owners.

Photographer: Andrew J. Besold
Location: Victoria, BC Canada
Picture taken: 08/06
Submitted: 01-17-07
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Sep 09, 2010 - 02:14 AM

Did you know? The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 268.831 km/h (167.043 mph), by Fred Rompelberg (The Netherlands) at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, on October 3, 1995. Rompelberg reached this speed while drafting behind a slipstream vehicle.

-- Guinness Book of World Records
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Long Walk 1: Crossing Mercer St at Nassau St.
Long Walk 1: Crossing Mercer St at Nassau St.
This crosswalk is at least 75 feet curb to curb. Such a distances greatly increases the time that pe...

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