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A National Network Of Bike Trails? It Could Happen

About 90 percent of the country commutes to work by car. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood hopes that will change — he wants to make biking as important as driving. Don Ryan/AP hide caption

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A National Network Of Bike Trails? It Could Happen

by NPR Staff

A National Network Of Bike Trails? It Could Happen

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California Cyclists Split On Two-Wheel Texting Ban

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California Cyclists Split On Two-Wheel Texting Ban

by Molly Samuel

California Cyclists Split On Two-Wheel Texting Ban

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Mississippi Rising Floratone

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Miller's Crake John Zorn

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An Electric Motorcycle Meets A Harley Woman

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An Electric Motorcycle Meets A Harley Woman

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An Electric Motorcycle Meets A Harley Woman

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Could Cleaner Air Actually Intensify Global Warming?

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Could Cleaner Air Actually Intensify Global Warming?

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Could Cleaner Air Actually Intensify Global Warming?

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Three-Minute Fiction

Three-Minute Fiction: Update

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Obama Eulogizes West Virginia Miners

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Small Town Bill Frisell

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Dory's Day Out Garage a Trois

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Forget The Temptress Rep: Here's The Real Cleopatra

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Forget The Temptress Rep: Here's The Real Cleopatra

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Bryn Terfel: The 'Bad Boy' Of Opera

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Bryn Terfel: The 'Bad Boy' Of Opera

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Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue [Act 1. Canzone del fischio: So lo Spirito che nega] Bryn Terfel, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel (conductor)

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Swamped Floratone

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Fast Fun Will Bernard

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