Comments on: More Good News For People Who Like Bikes: You’re Gonna Be Seeing TRAILS, Bro!

By: dartmo

dartmo — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:45:20 +0000

arcticsplasher, come on dude. I am about as bike friendly (and as a rower, regatta closing friendly) as it comes, but closing both Kelly and West River at that same time is ludicrous. Ridge and 76 cannot handle that kind of volume. Ever try to get out of the city heading west on a nice Sunday when both drives are closed? Its awful. Maybe Kelly can be closed INSTEAD of WRD, but not both.

There needs to be a happy medium between increasing opportunites for bikes (love the idea of the spruce/pine lanes, hopefully get some North/South routes), but also being realistic about car traffic and peoples needs to use cars to get in and out of the city. Unfortunately too many people are on the fringes of these issues rather than the sensible middle.

By: arcticsplasher

arcticsplasher — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:42:03 +0000

awesome news, hope we can get the dough. but here’s an idea for free, for right now: CLOSE KELLY DRIVE TO TRAFFIC EVERY WEEKEND, 8AM to 5PM. To wit:

1) The path is seriously dangerous to use because of over crowding. And yes everyone knows West River is closed (actaully only the upper 3/4 is) but it obviously has been deemed too innaccessible by the masses. Lloyd Hall bathrooms and snacks are on Kelly. The ever-expanding parking lots and garages are on Kelly. The Art Museum and Waterworks point to Kelly.
2) Someone should do real counts to verify, but I bet you there’s more peds/joggers/bladers/bikes than cars on the drive, so its high time the major users take it over.
3) Its closed randomly for regattas and such. Closing it permanently at least means predictability for drivers.
4) Drivers still have the parrallel options of Ridge Ave, a half dozen park roads, and oh yeah, an Interstate Highway.
5) WWNYCD? Central Park’s carriage roads are closed every weekend, same with SanFran’s Golden Gate Park. Why we so ghetto?

By: schmoe

schmoe — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:55:06 +0000

Bikes rule! Cars drool!
That oughta bring ‘em out.