While a rail trail is interesting, why not just start by making it safe to walk and cycle along roads like Ewingsdale Road?
If you feel that it’s unsafe for children to ride bikes to school because the traffic conditions threaten their safety, why not start there and address it? While we all know that Alfred was not always making safe choices, the fact is that most of our roads are extremely unsafe for any usage other than cars. In fact, when people do risk their lives by walking and cycling in Byron Shire, they are usually considered the problem.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
