The new bike path will be much appreciated, but I'm wondering how westbound bikers will get to the path from Odana Road.
Based on the existing configuration of traffic, I can think of a few possibilities, but most of them involve left turns against heavy traffic, and none of them are pretty. Do the designers of the path have any plans to make it accessible to bikes? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:29 PM Subject: Re: RE: [Bikies] SW path between Midvale and Beltline > Bikies, > The information I have from several public meetings sponsored by MG&E is that the SW Path will NOT be disrupted except possibly as noted by Arthur Ross earlier. MG&E is suppose to bury the line to the side of the path and in answer to several questions by me, said that the operation of the path should not be disrupted during this project. > The transmission line will run along the SW Path from a substation in Fitchburg to the Odana Golf course, out through the Odana Golf Course parking lot to Odana Rd., down Odana Rd. to a new substation behind the Channel 27 TV station, from the new substation south to the Beltline Highway right-of-way, and along the Beltline Highway to the West Towne substation. > Two good things for bicyclists are coming out of this project. First, an official access to the SW Path will be provided at the Odana Golf Course as a part of the project. Second, a new bike path will be built on top of the buried cable along the Beltline Highway. This path will go from Medical Circle to Grand Canyon Drive which connects to the Struck St. Beltline underpass. This path is sorely needed and I have lobbied for something like it to replace the bike lanes that were removed from Odana Rd. in the mid 80's. > > Mark Shahan _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
