tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post8676899918050713987..comments2024-03-28T06:21:34.602-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: The Case for a Minnehaha CycletrackBill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-47610008773589235122013-07-22T10:31:41.814-06:002013-07-22T10:31:41.814-06:00As a cyclist in Chicago, I wouldn't point at t...As a cyclist in Chicago, I wouldn't point at the Dearborn protected bike lane as a good example of how to construct cycletracks. It's too narrow, was constructed on a very busy one-way street (ignoring existing one-way bike lanes on adjacent one-way streets), was constructured on a street with many intersections (giving ample with opportunity for right hooks), and almost completely hides cyclists from drivers' view with dense, heavily used parallel parking.Skip Montanarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811773789254959145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-7487951068608137392013-07-19T14:32:46.464-06:002013-07-19T14:32:46.464-06:00I am down with this suggestion. Cars are overrated...I am down with this suggestion. Cars are overrated; not to mention dirty. Parking lots would be smeared by all these tire marks caused by weight and rubber. If there weren't all these equipment around to clean up after their mess, then we'd all be walking in muck on the way to our offices or something!<br /><br /><a href="http://totalcleanequip.com/parking-lot-sweepers.htm" rel="nofollow">TotalCleanEquip.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274289777023163786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-27692509373382630592013-07-18T22:28:51.043-06:002013-07-18T22:28:51.043-06:00We're you aware that Hopkins is proposing a cy...We're you aware that Hopkins is proposing a cycle track or Blake Avenue? It would become a feeder to the SW LRT trail and the future LRT station. There is tremendous excess lane spacing due to the county road segment of Blake Avenue getting a widening in the distant past for the disappearing warehouse and industrial businesses of the area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-85042382947121051852013-07-18T14:12:33.228-06:002013-07-18T14:12:33.228-06:00You just know that even if they build a cycletrack...You just know that even if they build a cycletrack, certain Type A bicyclists will INSIST on still riding in traffic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-11716991482588308652013-07-17T20:16:46.432-06:002013-07-17T20:16:46.432-06:00I don't think it'd be quite a fiasco. The ...I don't think it'd be quite a fiasco. The key there would be somehow continuing the separated treatment forward to the Midtown Greenway connection point, for people that want a 'safe' experience for their whole ride.Bill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-699217730239894112013-07-17T17:55:36.497-06:002013-07-17T17:55:36.497-06:00I appreciate all the effort to raise awareness and...I appreciate all the effort to raise awareness and support for a Cycletrack on Minnehaha. <br />Everything I've read indicates the city is looking to re-do Minnehaha between Lake Street and 46th. <br />It seems like restoring bike traffic to the previous configuration at Lake Street would be an absolute fiasco. (I can't believe the county didn't mention that and instead focused on trees.):)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01195344056130321853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-83296628292745228432013-07-17T13:35:54.207-06:002013-07-17T13:35:54.207-06:00Nicely put. I think we can go father with Minnehah...Nicely put. I think we can go father with Minnehaha than just including a cycletrack. I think it has the potential to be a wildly successful linear park that would be a significant addition to Minneapolis'already impressive urban park ammenities. I think it could be an ammenity on the scale of an additional lake in the chain of lakes. Let's be creative and take advantage of this opportunity to think ahead.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745908330623746387noreply@blogger.com