Comments on: Bike Path to Nowhere? http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/03/05/bike-path-to-nowhere/ Moving Together, Faster Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:28:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Isaiah http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/03/05/bike-path-to-nowhere/#comment-6051 Isaiah Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/03/05/bike-path-to-nowhere/#comment-6051 Classic Miami - how about the little mile-long bike path near Sunset Place? Or the Prairie Avenue lane on Miami Beach - a great thing, until it vanishes just north of 41st street. <br/><br/>Here's the thing about sidewalks, Anon. For anyone who's actually trying to get anywhere, they're not only unimaginably slow, but they're really friggin' dangerous. On a sidewalk, ever driveway, doorway, curb, and fence opening is a blind turn. <br/><br/>The point is that bikes have a right to the street, they belong on the street, and they'll get along better with cars and people on the street. <br/><br/>The people designing these bike lanes need to understand that bike lanes are for GETTING PLACES -- not just for show. Classic Miami - how about the little mile-long bike path near Sunset Place? Or the Prairie Avenue lane on Miami Beach - a great thing, until it vanishes just north of 41st street.

Here’s the thing about sidewalks, Anon. For anyone who’s actually trying to get anywhere, they’re not only unimaginably slow, but they’re really friggin’ dangerous. On a sidewalk, ever driveway, doorway, curb, and fence opening is a blind turn.

The point is that bikes have a right to the street, they belong on the street, and they’ll get along better with cars and people on the street.

The people designing these bike lanes need to understand that bike lanes are for GETTING PLACES — not just for show.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/03/05/bike-path-to-nowhere/#comment-6049 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:52:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/03/05/bike-path-to-nowhere/#comment-6049 Anon streets are for cycling, sidewalks are for walking. Streets need to be made safe enough for cycling though. <br/>Usually I'm a critic of MDX, however I'd like to congratulate them on this one. The problem is that they have a limited right-of-way and cannot build beyond that. That is where the County should come in and add connectivity to the lanes. Anon streets are for cycling, sidewalks are for walking. Streets need to be made safe enough for cycling though.
Usually I’m a critic of MDX, however I’d like to congratulate them on this one. The problem is that they have a limited right-of-way and cannot build beyond that. That is where the County should come in and add connectivity to the lanes.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/03/05/bike-path-to-nowhere/#comment-6048 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:15:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/03/05/bike-path-to-nowhere/#comment-6048 What's wrong with using the sidewalks for cycling? What’s wrong with using the sidewalks for cycling?

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