I grew up in Huntington, New York, a big town with no bicycling infrastructure. Yet, every day, I traversed the far reaches of South Huntington, Huntington Station, Melville, and Dix Hills.
How? The sidewalks. I cut through parking lots, bunnyhopped medians, and cut through back alleys to make my way around town. At that time, New York City was the only …
