It seems that we're not alone in our two sided
argument and such.
they are quite flexible,
square-peg-round-hole.
Whether you like it
or not.
And children, kids, use them, which only adds to
the confusion and problems.
won't do it all.
in.
Strange but true.
Sometimes gray can be good. Sometimes gray is better than
nothing.
It's not the same as selling your soul.
no one-size-fits-all.
Let's keep harping for Harmony. Sounds nice.
gunnar.
All:
That stretch of Van Voorhis is curvy and very
steep. To me it doesn't
seem
practical to widen the traffic lanes and expect
bicyclists to vie with cars
for priority. Downhill maybe, but not
uphill.
That would be a near-perfect example of a place
where I would like to see
either 1) a separate bike path, with a curb or
other physical barrier
between it and the auto lane, or 2) a wide
sidewalk designated for bike-ped
use.
Actually, my two options are not really
different, as I would allow
pedestrians on my bike path (keep to the right,
of course).
Okay, this is not what the loudest voices want to
hear. However, that is
my
story and I'm sticking to it.
John
On Sep 7, 2007, at 8:54 AM, Nick Hein
wrote:
Paula,
The best recommendation to make is that the road
be built with a paved
shoulder so there is room for bikes, pedestrians
AND motor vehicles. As
a
bike board member (and personally as well) my
experience has been that
dedicated bike lanes confuse motorists about
where bikes are allowed -
essentially giving them the mistaken impression
that they don't belong in
the traffic lane. Under state and federal law
bicyclists are a vehicle
subject to the same rights and responsibilities
as any other vehicle
operator, so they should be in the vehicle lane
except when there is
overtaking traffic (ie when they are going below
the speed limit).
Thanks for bringing up this issue. I've cc'ed this to the bike
board. I
don't believe the road is in the city limits, but
it certainly feeds alot of
traffic to the city - many of whom are potential
cyclists. I'll call
Chet
today and ask him about the issue.
Sorry if it sounded like a rant.
Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: Paula Hunt
To: Bill Reger-Nash ; Nick Hein
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 8:15 PM
Subject: "Improvements" to Van Voorhis Road
Dear Bill and Nick,
Tim and I attended the "Road Service Fee" meeting
last night, and I was
intrigued when Chet Parson said a bike lane or
trail was proposed to go down
Van Voorhis Rd. and end at West Run Rd. The following is my note to
him
asking him to "connect" the lane/trail all the
way to the Mon River Trail
(Rail Trail). I thought I would keep you both
in the loop. Maybe you
were
aware of this already (?).
Thanks to you both for all your good work to make
Morgantown a more walkable
and cyclable place!
paula
Subject: Improvements for Van Voorhid Road [yes, I spelled Van
Voorhis
incorrectly!]
Dear Mr. Parsons,
During the meeting at South Middle School last
night I was interested to
hear that one of the suggested road improvements
was safe bicycle access
along Van Voorhis Road ending at West Run
Road. I respectfully ask
you to
consider continuing the bicycle lane all the way
down to the Rail Trail at
the end of Van Voorhis Road. Stopping at West Run is sooooooo
close, but
not close enough. I calculate that it will only
add 1¼ miles to the bike
lane.
As you know, VanV Road is steep, narrow, and twisty down there,
and
a lot of people live on it. A bike lane would be an
inexpensive and
welcome improvement.
I'm sure you know that many people use the Trail
to commute in to
Morgantown. I live along the newly opened
northern section of the Mon
River Trail, and I know a few people who live in
Point Marion and are
using the Trail to commute to work in
Morgantown. The number of
cyclists
that go by our house all times of the day is
amazing! My husband is
now
riding his bike to work at the University via the
Trail. Many others
travel from the south. Students living in The District
could safely
access the Trail. I'm sure you agree that linking
the Trail to
neighborhoods, major apartment blocks, schools,
and major employers will
get a lot of people out of their cars. As you know, bike lanes
and
walking trails are much cheaper to build than
roads. Perhaps we could
do
them as a first step rather than as a last
step?
I wish *I* could ride the Trail to work!
Thanks for all your time with this,
Paula Hunt
Treasurer
Mon River Trails Conservancy
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