Comments on: Cycling Here and There http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/ Moving Together, Faster Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:30:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Linda http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/#comment-8385 Linda Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:05:13 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2494#comment-8385 I meant: TO Miami from Cambridge... I meant: TO Miami from Cambridge…

]]> By: Linda http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/#comment-8384 Linda Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:04:18 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2494#comment-8384 I just arrived from Miami from Cambridge, and the difference in bicycle culture could not be more stark! I am making due riding around Miami but not without some added stress... I just arrived from Miami from Cambridge, and the difference in bicycle culture could not be more stark! I am making due riding around Miami but not without some added stress…

]]> By: Peter http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/#comment-6801 Peter Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:48:35 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2494#comment-6801 Two years ago I pedaled the whole path end to end. I remember how difficult it was to find the next fragmented section when the path was broken by a street and the next section didn't connect directly across that street. Signs and markings were absent about whether to go right or left and how far away the next section began. Wilderness trails are almost always easier to follow. Two years ago I pedaled the whole path end to end. I remember how difficult it was to find the next fragmented section when the path was broken by a street and the next section didn’t connect directly across that street. Signs and markings were absent about whether to go right or left and how far away the next section began. Wilderness trails are almost always easier to follow.

]]> By: Emperor Tomato http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/#comment-6798 Emperor Tomato Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:05:23 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2494#comment-6798 The M-path upgrades and repairs are in the works according to Miami-Dade County BPAC. As for the no trespassing signs, that is because people sleep under the metro-rail, it gives a posted notice to the homeless so they can be arrested for trespass. It is a bigger issue, and does not apply to cyclists using the m-path. They need to do something about the crosswalk at Bird Road that is super scary. The M-path upgrades and repairs are in the works according to Miami-Dade County BPAC.
As for the no trespassing signs, that is because people sleep under the metro-rail, it gives a posted notice to the homeless so they can be arrested for trespass. It is a bigger issue, and does not apply to cyclists using the m-path.
They need to do something about the crosswalk at Bird Road that is super scary.

]]> By: Martin Rheaume http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/#comment-6797 Martin Rheaume Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:08:31 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2494#comment-6797 What do you guys expect? The mpath ends at every intersection. Haven't you seen the signs? On a serious not I did take some photos of cars blowing through intersections, while I had the right of way, http://www.flickr.com/photos/hipster_librarian/tags/mpath/ and I sent them to all county officials in charge of the mpath. No response yet, but at least now, when a car plows into a biker or a pedestrian they won't be able to plead ignorance. What do you guys expect? The mpath ends at every intersection. Haven’t you seen the signs?

On a serious not I did take some photos of cars blowing through intersections, while I had the right of way, http://www.flickr.com/photos/hipster_librarian/tags/mpath/ and I sent them to all county officials in charge of the mpath. No response yet, but at least now, when a car plows into a biker or a pedestrian they won’t be able to plead ignorance.

]]> By: Gabriel Lopez-Bernal http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/#comment-6796 Gabriel Lopez-Bernal Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:55:49 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2494#comment-6796 Oh I saw many of those. Slowing down at each intersection to figure out how to weave around the cars put a real damper on the whole ride... Oh I saw many of those. Slowing down at each intersection to figure out how to weave around the cars put a real damper on the whole ride…

]]> By: BikerC http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/06/16/cycling-here-and-there/#comment-6795 BikerC Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:03:38 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2494#comment-6795 Most times that I ride on the M Path I run into drivers who do not understand what a crosswalk is and why they don't have the right to run down people who are in it. Most times that I ride on the M Path I run into drivers who do not understand what a crosswalk is and why they don’t have the right to run down people who are in it.

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