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The Growing Movement for a U.S.-Mexico Border Bike Lane

As the crossing at San Ysidro-Tijuana undergoes a major expansion, advocates are pushing for more cycling infrastructure throughout the border zone.
A cyclist speeds past the long pedestrian lines waiting to enter the U.S. at San Ysidro in 2002.
A cyclist speeds past the long pedestrian lines waiting to enter the U.S. at San Ysidro in 2002.Lenny Ignelzi / AP
By
Tovin Lapan

Each morning, denizens of the San Diego-Tijuana border area turn on their radios to get the news like everyone else around the country. But along with the weather forecast (most likely sunny and 75 degrees), sports scores, and top headlines, listeners also hear the wait times at the border.

For the workers and students who live south of the border and regularly travel to the U.S., and those in the U.S. who often conduct business in and around Tijuana, it is an essential piece of information.