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winsettz
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 Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:03 pm |
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 Does this bike make my tires look fat?Joined: Thu May 20, 2010 1:21 pmPosts: 633
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Off-peak hours it seems people are trying their best to avoid driving on the green lanes, which can be good or bad. I imagine this is a good development for us.
Are people still parking in the middle of the bike lanes? I suppose one way around it would be to reflag much of the right side of Hennepin as fire lanes.
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eviljelly
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:26 pm |
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winsettz wrote: Are people still parking in the middle of the bike lanes? I suppose one way around it would be to reflag much of the right side of Hennepin as fire lanes. Yesterday morning: 
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Stoller
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:52 am |
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eviljelly wrote: winsettz wrote: Are people still parking in the middle of the bike lanes? I suppose one way around it would be to reflag much of the right side of Hennepin as fire lanes. Yesterday morning: They're lucky this is Minnesota Nice. People on the mean streets of cities like Chicago have ways of dealing with this sort of thing.
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HerculesTRockefeller
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| Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:16 am |
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HerculesTRockefeller
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| Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:24 am |
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| My middle name is SchwinnJoined: Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:12 pmPosts: 4094Location: Quoting Lebowski.
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Also, this: 
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pannierpacker
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:55 pm |
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| Chronic PinchflatterJoined: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:02 amPosts: 853
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Today I witnessed lane splitting and sidewalk riding along Hennepin Ave in downtown. It seems like no one knows how to ride along that street any more. It really sucks and the cars seem to have taken it over. The green paint for the bike lane is all washed away.
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winsettz
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:02 pm |
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| Does this bike make my tires look fat?Joined: Thu May 20, 2010 1:21 pmPosts: 633
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Not surprised.
I think we need another group ride down Hennepin...
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eviljelly
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:25 pm |
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| Shares birthday with Lance..... Ito!Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:14 pmPosts: 4577Location: nowhere and everywhere
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hey whats up hennepin and 1st ave both still suck PEACE
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Brick
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:00 am |
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| RandonneurJoined: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:22 amPosts: 147Location: North Suburban St. Paul
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Both badly need a re-paint....winter was not kind.
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dasunt
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:53 am |
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All Hennepin needs is a good portion of the city council to use it daily for commuting.
The problem will fix itself then. Either they'll wise up, or after their tragic traffic deaths, the new batch will be wiser.
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:24 pm |
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Take this survey, which gives plenty of room for criticism of the "green stripe" on Hennepin Ave. https://bikewalktwincities.wufoo.com/forms/downtown-transportation-and-bicycling-survey/
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:55 am |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7141
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Hi, I wish to voice the opinion that the Hennepin Ave redesign is less friendly to experienced bicyclists, a bottleneck for Northbound drivers, a less than ideal compromise for Southbound drivers, and about the same for public transit drivers.
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:57 am |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7141
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In addition, I think the First Ave redesign shares the some of the same direction-specific, driver-frustrating effects as Hennepin with the added benefit of parking spaces who's physical and time-oriented boundaries are less than easy to learn for those unfamiliar. Also, pedicabs are fat.
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Stoller
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:28 pm |
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| Thinks "false flat" means low tire pressureJoined: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:31 amPosts: 334Location: Northwesterburblandia
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Oh f*** it, let's all just ride down the middle of the road everywhere. I'm sick of talking about this shit.
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SDHO
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:37 pm |
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Stoller wrote: Oh f*** it, let's all just ride down the middle of the road everywhere. I'm sick of talking about this shit. Just don't do it in Bloomington
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