tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post5019014026946656520..comments2024-03-28T14:04:01.556-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: A "Bridgegate" For Cyclists?Justine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-64231004356992896722016-12-29T13:14:18.045-08:002016-12-29T13:14:18.045-08:00Phillip--Most people aren't aware of the "...Phillip--Most people aren't aware of the "complete streets" law. Maybe I should do a post on those.<br /><br />Seven billion people with SUVs? Yikes!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-14902108524961153302016-12-29T07:28:41.296-08:002016-12-29T07:28:41.296-08:00What kills me is that every state in the union has...What kills me is that every state in the union has some version of a "complete streets" law. It's obvious that they don't really mean it. Around here cyclists have to practically threaten to burn down the town just to get a couple sharrows painted. We did get a separated bike lane through town last year. I suppose the city fathers feel like we should be good to go for the next 30 years or so. There are 7 billion people on this planet. I don't want to be here when they all get an SUV.Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-90988452817053136062016-12-29T06:51:50.399-08:002016-12-29T06:51:50.399-08:00Coline--You show that a lack of consideration for ...Coline--You show that a lack of consideration for cyclists and pedestrians--and just boneheaded planning overall--are not exclusive to the US. At least your country hasn't elected anybody like Trump--yet.<br /><br />Mike--Your last statement sums it all up. What's scary is that New York is actually one of the better cities in the US when it comes to including cyclists in planning.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-13746045269577879822016-12-28T19:10:04.766-08:002016-12-28T19:10:04.766-08:00As always, the emphasis is on making driving more ...As always, the emphasis is on making driving more convenient, walking & cycling (and well-planned mass transit,)are not ever given serious consideration. Now, exactly why anyone with a brain cell would think that driving into NYC should be more convenient, increasing the motor traffic flow into an already overcrowded street system is a good idea is beyond me.<br /> This is a situation that is repeated nation-wide and will continue as long as the automobile with its solo driver is held in such exalted status in the USA.mike w.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10317710564489321690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-17378413350544603892016-12-28T18:22:15.321-08:002016-12-28T18:22:15.321-08:00My bridge crossing, a mere 1.4 miles carries pedes...My bridge crossing, a mere 1.4 miles carries pedestrians and bicycles on little more than a shared two metres if that then every hundred feet lamp posts directly opposite each other pinch it down to less than safe to pass!<br /><br />To make matters worse it has been resurfaced with metal sheets which are badly fitted and bubble up so that a bike has to push that bubble ahead. Stupid does not even start to describe it, then again I doubt that anyone involved with these projects has the slightest idea about cycling or has the intelligence to find someone who does!<br /><br />https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tay+bridge+walkway&num=50&newwindow=1&espv=2&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB503GB504&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR_-2wq5jRAhWUMlAKHX1XAUQQsAQIOQ&biw=1920&bih=1103#imgrc=COa_laVvXpRNiM%3AColinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.com