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====Bicycle and pedestrian==== * The Maine-to-Florida [[U.S. Bicycle Route#1]] routes through suburban Raleigh, along with [[North Carolina Bicycle Route 2|N.C. Bicycle Route #2]], the "Mountains To Sea" route. As of September 2010, maps and signage for both US Bike Route No. 1 and NC Bike Route No. 2 are out-of-date for the Raleigh area. [[North Carolina Bicycle Route 5|N.C. Bicycle Route #5]] is routed nearby, connecting Apex to [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] and closely paralleling the NCBC Randonneurs 600-kilometer brevet route.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unc.edu/~alanj/ |title=27th ANNUAL NCBC BREVET SERIES β 2010 Brevet Series |access-date=September 19, 2010}}</ref> * Most public buses are equipped with bicycle racks, and some roads have dedicated bicycle-only lanes. Bicyclists and pedestrians also may use Raleigh's extensive [[Capital Area Greenway|greenway]] system, with paths and trails located throughout the city. * In May 2011, Raleigh was designated a Bicycle Friendly Community by the [[League of American Bicyclists]] at the Bronze level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raleighnc.gov/environment/content/PWksTranServices/Articles/NewsReleaseBikeFriendly.html |title=Raleigh is a Bicycle Friendly Community! |website=Raleighnc.gov |access-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019055252/http://www.raleighnc.gov/environment/content/PWksTranServices/Articles/NewsReleaseBikeFriendly.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * A 2011 study by [[Walk Score]] ranked Raleigh 36th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkscore.com/rankings/cities/ |title=2011 City and Neighborhood Rankings |publisher=Walk Score |year=2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011}}</ref> * In 2002, the "Walk [Your City]" initiative was started in the city which provides a [[tool kit]] for neighborhood organizations to post signs giving a distance by bike or foot, with directions in scannable [[QR code]]. The movement has spread to more than 400 communities in 55 countries.<ref>{{cite news |last=Conniff |first=Richard |title=The Urban Pedestrian Strikes Back |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 16, 2018 |page=5 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opinion/sunday/cars-pedestrians-cities.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://walkyourcity.org/toolkit/intro |title=Introduction |publisher=Walkyourcity.org |date=March 18, 2015 |accessdate=2022-02-17 |archive-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313211132/https://walkyourcity.org/toolkit/intro |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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