tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post3955509880973295047..comments2023-10-01T08:58:09.542-07:00Comments on Bikes and The City: My way or the highway.MELI.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-39654498781477302042009-09-27T17:15:56.305-07:002009-09-27T17:15:56.305-07:00Cool video.
So why do they build roads where walk...Cool video.<br /><br />So why do they build roads where walking and cycling are forbidden, anyway? What kind of "safety consciousness" is that, when you just prohibit soft road users from using the road? That's car-centric thinking if there ever was...Erik Sandblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411108063216855210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-34957198981075517142009-09-25T21:03:45.914-07:002009-09-25T21:03:45.914-07:00fucking awesome. Thanks, Meli!fucking awesome. Thanks, Meli!Ramona Wheelrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060065042602126897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-64043957730696273042009-09-22T18:05:45.195-07:002009-09-22T18:05:45.195-07:00Brent, that's exactly what New York did along ...Brent, that's exactly what New York did along the West Side Highway, which runs along the Hudson River. They cut in a bike path alongside it. They added medians with tall bushes and trees and greenery so that for the most part the highway isn't all you see. Of course it helps that they've been developing all the old Hudson River piers into parks and recreational spaces, and you also have the river on the other side. <br /><br />But yeah, a bike freeway, why not? It actually kind of annoys me the way that "bike trail" is synonymous with "nature and recreation" in the USA. Nobody says, "oh, ew, why would I want to drive on a freeway out in the middle of nowhere with nothing pretty to look at?" when they're talking about getting in their car...Sara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06515632013123513841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-54429265562342201282009-09-22T13:47:18.657-07:002009-09-22T13:47:18.657-07:00I love the idea of standing up and saying this is
...I love the idea of standing up and saying this is<br />our world too. It would be brilliant for critical<br />mass to take the Fwy if even just for a mile. <br /><br /> San Panchito, Saint and protecter of all<br />cyclists..... totally swingin !!<br /><br />JonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169247929918392250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5271920444274938299.post-84184967627416671572009-09-22T07:38:19.460-07:002009-09-22T07:38:19.460-07:00In West LA, at least, the 405 has space alongside ...In West LA, at least, the 405 has space alongside it for a beautiful bicycle path running for miles from, say, Culver City to the San Fernando Valley. You can even see the space on Google Maps:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/n3ymlp<br /><br />(Look at the beautiful strip of land to the right of the freeway.)<br /><br /><br />However, I don't believe the land belongs to Los Angeles, and as such the city cannot develop there. Too, the question remains whether any cyclist would really want to ride next to a noisy, polluted area.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391225482937602238noreply@blogger.com