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Robespierrexvii OP t1_iurupsj wrote

Reply to comment by FYouMods in Long Runs in Worcester by Robespierrexvii

I'm not worried about stopping for lights that's fine. I'm just having trouble finding 10 miles of sidewalk. In Milwaukee (where I'm from) we have miles of bike trails along the lake which was amazing, but even within the city 10 miles of sidewalk wasn't a huge ask. I just find this place so strange a city of this size should have sidewalks I don't know why they don't.

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Itchy_Rock_726 t1_iuryp8h wrote

Mill Street is about three miles long from Park Ave to Tatnuck Square and it has sidewalks on both sides all the way down. There are only a couple of side streets on it that get a meaningful amount of turning traffic so your chances of a mostly uninterrupted run are quite good. So not quite 10 miles but there you go. Mill street is also very flat which is nice. You could extend the run and add a hill by going up the street that brings you to the Washington heights apartment complex off Mill (Williamsburg Dr) There is a network of mostly gravel streets up in those hills that is easy to kinda get lost in without a gps but there's almost no traffic.

I would suggest you poke around on Google Maps regarding this area to see what I mean about the street network on the hill. I might be misremembering which street takes you there. If it's not Williamsburg it is First, Second or Third Ave off of Mill.

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FYouMods t1_iurvf7f wrote

I feel like things are far more spread out in cities west of the Mississippi.

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Robespierrexvii OP t1_iurwme5 wrote

I wouldn't necessarily expect you to know this but Milwaukee is east of the Mississippi. The Mississippi runs along the western WI border with MN through the Twin Cities southward. Milwaukee is in South Eastern WI on the shore of Lake Michigan just about 80 miles or so north of Chicago.

Regardless your point is well taken the Midwest is much more spread out than New England for sure. I also feel like the Midwestern cities are "newer" i.e. they were founded after the advent of modern urban planning which I think makes a difference.

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