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< Infrastructure ~ U looks to fix area biking problems |
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joe
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 Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:22 pm |
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 Saw Greg Lemond once at a restaurantJoined: Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:48 pmPosts: 2002Location: seward
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omiak
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:35 pm |
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Yeah I always thought it was obnoxious how the STSS building has all these plaques boasting about how "green" it is despite the fact that it's filled with unnecessary flat screen TVs everywhere and its construction totally ruined the bike lane infrastructure by the Washington ave. bridge.
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burnt
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:33 am |
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| Seen bumming tubes on The GreenwayJoined: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:28 amPosts: 28Location: Minneapolis
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STSS contributes to an existing problem because these days there are many more students taking many more classes than before when the "temporary but almost permanent structure" was in the same location. The northeast corner of the Washington Avenue bridge has been a high-traffic point since at least the late 1960s.
Currently, the bicycle traffic/pedestrian traffic is most troublesome when classes let out between mid-morning to early afternoon. I have to say the main problem is impatience on the part of my fellow cyclists. People on their superior steeds just need to chill and yield to peds when classes are changing over.
I am glad to see a consultant has been hired to assist with traffic-flow by STSS but I must say good luck. She or he is going to have to be a creative person to fix traffic at this particular choke point.
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Nickel
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:37 am |
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pannierpacker
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:09 am |
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| Chronic PinchflatterJoined: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:02 amPosts: 853
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What about those bike lanes that end by a staircase on the west bank, just north of Washington Ave?
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:45 am |
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pannierpacker wrote: What about those bike lanes that end by a staircase on the west bank, just north of Washington Ave? Ride the stairs. Seriously. Life begins where your comfort level ends. Edit: spelling
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reptile
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:26 am |
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pannierpacker wrote: What about those bike lanes that end by a staircase on the west bank, just north of Washington Ave? Seriously...I have never understood why they don't build a ramp at those stairs. I couldn't believe it wasn't mentioned in the article.
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Nickel
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:26 pm |
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| Doesn't like shants but wants to fit inJoined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:16 pmPosts: 3155Location: St. Paul
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There is a ramp but it is blocked off by metal fencing.
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phaedrus
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:03 pm |
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 Regularly rides in ShelbyvilleJoined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:08 amPosts: 1261Location: Minneapolis
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omgmrj wrote: pannierpacker wrote: What about those bike lanes that end by a staircase on the west bank, just north of Washington Ave? Ride the stairs. Seriously. Life begins where your comfort level ends. Edit: spelling I'm pretty sure I'd trash my bikes if I did that. My body heals but my bike doesn't.
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