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Originally Posted by prairiepedaler
An excerpt on quality of life from Leopold Kohr's ”The Breakdown of Nations"
Originally Posted by BookFinder
True, dat.

Likewise, paved roads destroyed it all.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
...perhaps the OP could explain how modern transportation modalities have led to the "breakdown of nations."

My take on the conclusion of the piece is well-expressed by the Introduction to the Road Cycling Forum...
Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
The pasted Article is Moon Child pap, suitable for mindless OT P&R ranting on LCF, nothing else.
And yet the League of American (then known as) Wheelman agitated for paved roads in the late 19th Century.

From the Website https://www.bikeleague.org/content/mission-and-history
Originally Posted by League of American Bicyclists: Mission and History:
The League was founded as the League of American Wheelmen in 1880. Bicyclists, known then as “wheelmen,” were challenged by rutted roads of gravel and dirt and faced antagonism from horsemen, wagon drivers, and pedestrians.

In an effort to improve riding conditions so they might better enjoy their newly discovered sport, more than 100,000 cyclists from across the United States joined the League to advocate for paved roads. The success of the League in its first advocacy efforts ultimately led to our national highway system.
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