tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.comments2023-10-26T06:05:05.956-04:00BloominghagenChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955862990285904297noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-78019710557376020732013-08-21T16:55:26.201-04:002013-08-21T16:55:26.201-04:00I highly agree that in circumstances dictate seper...I highly agree that in circumstances dictate seperation, but sometimes, it doesn't make sense. Jan Heine has well balanced opinions, that may actually be slightly more nuanced than ol' Copenhagenize... If you read the blog there are several other articles relating to the subject.http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/separated-cycle-paths-who-asks-the-cyclists/<br /><br />Best,<br />EricEric N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05010572702062088402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-25609817926066323022013-08-06T14:00:03.314-04:002013-08-06T14:00:03.314-04:00Adding to the list of benefits.. It's soo much...Adding to the list of benefits.. It's soo much fun!! That alone, to me, justifies why I ride bike to commute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484174015994780168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-77411589805355088122013-08-06T13:52:15.355-04:002013-08-06T13:52:15.355-04:00Also, drivers seldom yield to bicyclists crossing ...Also, drivers seldom yield to bicyclists crossing a pedestrian walk who have right of way (walk sign is on). You have to look at the walk sign, then watch cars turning right... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484174015994780168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-50639052315015373242013-03-01T15:02:44.366-05:002013-03-01T15:02:44.366-05:00Hear hear! Totally agree.Hear hear! Totally agree.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863188041423659098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-51329257216937299602013-03-01T14:51:25.411-05:002013-03-01T14:51:25.411-05:00Have you reached out to the city gov't to see ...Have you reached out to the city gov't to see what or if they have long term plans? I know one guy who's in on the planning is an avid cyclist who probably shares your concerns. Maybe if you knew what the bigger picture is some of the changes will make sense.<br /><br />To me, the bigger threat to cyclists is the behaviour of motorists. It's totally bizarre around here. If you go to a place like Davis, CA, if you are walking down the side walk and you turn to face the street (as though you are going to cross) ALL lanes stop. It's truly amazing. I wonder if it will ever be like that around here.<br /><br /> I'm grateful (and I know you are as well) for everything the city is doing for us cyclists, even if it at times seems like it's not enough. Change will take a long time.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863188041423659098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-85253765118429283632013-02-08T19:23:58.021-05:002013-02-08T19:23:58.021-05:00Thanks! Let me know what you think about the under...Thanks! Let me know what you think about the underpass.<br /><br />Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042106696152559126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-21855079793998464942013-02-08T11:49:12.560-05:002013-02-08T11:49:12.560-05:00I'm a little embarrassed-- I have somehow miss...I'm a little embarrassed-- I have somehow missed its existence until you posted about it! I must be going right past it. In fact, now that I think about it, it explains why I keep seeing other cyclists pass me on 7th west of the bypass and reappear on the east side coming up Eastgate! I'll have to try it out tonight. <br /><br />BTW-- hooray for commuter biking in Bloomington! And heavy bikes! I really like your blog. Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118190693184491316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-43391077997851433652013-02-08T11:29:44.104-05:002013-02-08T11:29:44.104-05:00Sadie, Have you tried the underpass on 7th instead...Sadie, Have you tried the underpass on 7th instead of Polly Grimshaw? I'll post on that next. It's great, and it is a nice way to avoid both 3rd and crossing the by-pass. I'd really prefer to have a nice side path or segregated bike lane all the way down third, but in the absence of that, heading down 7th works. Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042106696152559126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-15302990089372945912013-02-08T09:41:52.191-05:002013-02-08T09:41:52.191-05:00Yep. You've got it pretty much right. I tried ...Yep. You've got it pretty much right. I tried out the new bike lane recently during the ice storm. I actually started on 3rd at 3rd and Kingston, way over by the mall, because the Polly Grimshaw Trail I usually take hadn't been cleared, and I was fed up and I just went for it. I was kind of surprised that biking in the new bike lane is not significantly less terrifying than just biking up the right lane on 3rd with *no* bike lane (although I think there is a Sharrow somewhere around St. Charles Church, nobody is interested in sharing *anything* when 3rd goes from four lanes to two). The city buses cruise right over that painted barrier like it's not even there. And I have yet to stop in the bike box without a car joining me there! It's easier when I'm biking with a friend-- for some reason drivers seem to get the picture much better when two cyclists are in the box than just one. Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118190693184491316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-70947331479085968622013-02-08T09:32:33.569-05:002013-02-08T09:32:33.569-05:00I can't tell you how crazy biking up Lincoln S...I can't tell you how crazy biking up Lincoln Street (or down Washington-- same problem) makes me! I never know what I'm supposed to do. About 5 p.m. it's total chaos. Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118190693184491316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-9089062796779864502013-01-20T13:22:11.836-05:002013-01-20T13:22:11.836-05:00Thank you, Sadie for your comment! I agree with mu...Thank you, Sadie for your comment! I agree with much of what you say, but in my experience, it has sometimes been the vehicular cyclists who have obstructed efforts to create designated cycling lanes. And I have heard from many friends who have said that they would ride if it felt safer--i.e. no sharrows or otherwise expectations of riding with traffic. Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955862990285904297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-72899748896723133592013-01-13T21:57:46.165-05:002013-01-13T21:57:46.165-05:00Not saying it's a primary motivation, but real...Not saying it's a primary motivation, but really-- would anybody *mind* achieving a legendary sex life? I'm just saying! Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118190693184491316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-50031442325041997852013-01-10T09:41:48.054-05:002013-01-10T09:41:48.054-05:00Please don't fall into the trap of dividing cy...Please don't fall into the trap of dividing cyclists against cyclists. It is hardly the case that vehicular cyclists are a significant force impeding cycling infrastructure. And vehicular cycling does not mean *opposing* designated infrastructure-- it just means that wherever cars go, cycles should be allowed to go, as long as they follow the same rules. That's pretty essential for cycling before the infrastructure is built, and even after-- there's never going to be a bike lane on every road, but a cyclist shouldn't be limited to bike lanes only.<br /><br />It's pretty clear that the city's attitude toward bicycling infrastructure is that it's a leisure activity of the middle class. For example, I ride the Polly Grimshaw trail daily, and it's been impassible for two weeks, because it was not properly cleared after the snowfall, and is now a sheet of solid ice (even after three days above freezing). I contacted the city to ask them to open it up, and they sprayed a tiny bit of blue snow-melt on the first thirty feet or so of the trail. Not helpful. In addition, most of the bike lanes the city has put in are on downtown streets where the speed limit is already 25 mph or less. Those streets are already some of the safest for biking. Meanwhile, many of the biggest employers in town and most-visited shopping areas are completely without cycling infrastructure (anything on Liberty Drive or Whitehall Plaza is a nightmare to get to; even the mall on the east side is pretty intimidating unless you're fairly experienced with vehicular cycling). Since I only bike or walk, I have really benefited from the advice and education of vehicular cyclists; there are a lot of places I just wouldn't go if I didn't know how to share the road with cars safely. <br /><br />Truthfully, I am skeptical of how dangerous vehicular cycling is made out to be in that (rude and condescending) Copenhaganize post. Everyone I know who has ever been hit while cycling got hit coming off of a sidewalk to cross a road. Cycling with traffic does feel more intimidating, and that matters for future planning, but VC advocates are right-- statistically, it's the safest (currently available) way to bike in the U.S. Sadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118190693184491316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-63485292439534339422009-12-30T22:32:07.626-05:002009-12-30T22:32:07.626-05:00Yes, the new bikeway is fantastic! I just wish it...Yes, the new bikeway is fantastic! I just wish it was longer NOW!<br /><br />I was also looking at a great big building just beside the trail at sixth or seventh streets, and thinking "wouldn't that be graet locaton for a bicycle Superstore?"<br /><br />the shops in town are all a little bit limited in space these days, but the building vacant there would be a great place to stock EVERYTHING!<br /><br />And a great location right next to the trail.harponhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619055583993715940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-88459234064821910602009-01-12T13:23:00.000-05:002009-01-12T13:23:00.000-05:00In general, one way streets are a way of coping wi...In general, one way streets are a way of coping with too many cars in too small a place. In the city I live in, all the one way restrictions only apply to cars. <A HREF="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/12/one-way.html" REL="nofollow">Cyclists are exempt</A> from the restriction because it means they can make more <A HREF="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/search/label/directness" REL="nofollow">direct</A> journeys as a resut.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-75110310523853062232009-01-12T13:04:00.000-05:002009-01-12T13:04:00.000-05:00I'm glad you like my video of the school. I've tak...I'm glad you like my video of the school. I've taken many more videos of cycling here in the Netherlands, mostly around Assen where we live.<BR/><BR/>You can find more videos and photos on my blog.<BR/><BR/>e.g. <A HREF="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/09/rush-hour.html" REL="nofollow">the rush hour</A> or <A HREF="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/10/groningen-railway-station-cycle-parking.html" REL="nofollow">cycle parking</A> at a railway station, or <A HREF="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/11/shopping-expedition.html" REL="nofollow">a shopping trip</A>David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-9306780588945816112008-08-30T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-30T22:15:00.000-04:00Excellent post. Well researched and well thought o...Excellent post. Well researched and well thought out. Bookmarked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-81908354937300894592008-08-30T22:04:00.000-04:002008-08-30T22:04:00.000-04:00Also available at the market: free hugs!Also available at the market: <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markstos/2694816720/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="free hugs by Mark Stosberg, on Flickr">free hugs</A>!Mark Stosberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036965999921436687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-82231846681104046692008-08-28T22:40:00.000-04:002008-08-28T22:40:00.000-04:00I'm right there with you, Christie. I started a se...I'm right there with you, Christie. I started a second a bike group in Richmond, Indiana ( <A HREF="http://www.bikerichmond.org/" REL="nofollow">bikerichmond.org</A> ), with a focus on bikes-as-transportation, which is rather different than the bikes-as-recreation mindset.<BR/><BR/>Last week I launched a <A HREF="http://mark.stosberg.com/bike" REL="nofollow">bikes as transportation</A> blog. <BR/><BR/>Next week we'll have official "Richmond Bike Maps" back from the printers, thanks in part to Bloomington, where city planner Joe Fish provided some consulting and sent us some of your maps as samples. <BR/><BR/>My mother recently bought a house in Bloomington and I hope to visit more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332182569899163409.post-18727146452674203172008-08-26T19:43:00.000-04:002008-08-26T19:43:00.000-04:00That's quite an odd reason (understatement)..is th...That's quite an odd reason (understatement)..is there any news how long it will take them (the word 'airheads' come to mind) to figure it out?<BR/><BR/>Maybe <A HREF="http://amsterdamize.com/2008/05/31/amsterdam-wedding-in-2008/" REL="nofollow">this helps</A>, as everybody loves a good wedding :)<BR/><BR/>Marc<BR/>amsterdamize.comAmsterdamizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269160316438139789noreply@blogger.com