Thille : River Parks
One of Thille's quaint trait is that there are not many bridges linking its north and south districts on the Ste-Croix River. But "to link or not to link" is a subject rather tepidly debated at the City Council, as the anti-linking party always end up successfully arguing that, since residential, commercial and industrial zones are judiciously disseminated all over, as well as essential services & utilities, it is not necessary : "Build it and they will come" is not a positive motto around here – not anymore, after the somewhat rocky beginnings of the city. And indeed, all polls, both on the Left and on the Righ Bank, give mostly the same results : the citizens are happy where they are – and the relatively sparse traffic on the two bridges (for a 400 k + population) proves it. The fact that several mayors have seen to it that both banks were nicely developed as parks, cycleways and promenades, also linking them underground in many places for pedestrians and bicycles, may have something to do with that quasi-unanimity...
1. The Upper Promenade and Cycleway :

2. Commercial Alley Parks, along the Cycleway :

3. Fun for the kiddies :

4. The other bank is nice too (windy day on the St-Croix river...)

5. Gepan Park :

6. Cycling along the left bank (you can rent bikes for free in Thille, of course, and P. R. used them abundantly) :

7. Rorlasch Park :

8. And its neighbour, the Heinley Park :

9. Heinley Park again, with its happy cyclists :

10. The Cycleway goes further along the river and follow it a while after this, right into the fields. But P. R. had enough and went back to her hotel and a hot bath for her sore muscles (pedaling against the wind, y' know...)

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