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“The thing that gets people
into city hall and engaged
with their policymakers is
convincing them that their
voices make a difference,”
says Draper.
Ask
to name the biggest challenge in
generating a bicycle-friendly culture in Denton, Texas,
and he won’t tell you anything about resistant historical
neighborhoods or slow-going city council initiatives.
He will only say, warmly, quietly: “Patience.”
By Lyndsay Knecht
Shaping
a City
Howard Draper:
Photo by Dan Bryant