Exercists: More connections, please

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I was just lamenting to my wife last night that we had to drive in order to get to the

. I know there are plans to extend the

northward to Cylburn Arboretum quite soon, but my impatient side wants it going all the way to Sparks now.

The Washington Times reported yesterday about how our neighbor city's bike system is now

. Part of the reason for that is the system's breadth: You can actually use Capital Bikeshare to get across town, even though -- as the article mentions -- you might have to go out of your way for a parking slot.

Here's hoping we eventually have to face similar challenges on an interconnected trail system. It would be lovely to explain to tourists at the Inner Harbor that they can indeed ride their bikes to York, but that they might want to call ahead if they want a trail-side hotel room because of heavy demand.

I'm not holding my breath.

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