"While they’re not typically a beauty to behold, freeways come from a good concept: an unfettered transportation corridor right through town that you can get on and o? at regular intervals.

Well, the good folks of Jackson County have created a bike pedestrian equivalent with the Bear Creek Greenway, a nifty bike freeway that stretches almost 18 miles and connects no fewer than ?ve communities, from Ashland to Central Point. It’s a great resource, one that gets used a lot."

--Jim Moore , 75 Classic Rides Oregon (The Mountaineers Books).