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I have a few suggestions to the changes if it includes the bike trails.
First one is I often see families riding bicycles with kids who are just learning
to ride, and often when the trail comes to a street the street is higher than
the creek corridor so the trail rises up to meet the street. The parent comes
up the trail to stop at the street, and the kid is behind on the slanted trail
trying to come to a stop, but falls over because they don't know how to stop
on a hill. (some are very steep) So I would suggest a small platform where
the trails come up to a street, nothing big, just a bit of fill to make a level
spot for folks to stop.
Keeping on that line of thought, don't line the paths with concrete like they
did on lake Harriet or Calhoun. It makes a crease where the asphalt and
concrete meet, and I've watched that take out a few kids too, as they get
their tires stuck in the crack, loose it a bit, and then fall off the edge of the
trail into the dirt.
Last I would have them make an effort to loose the blind sharp corners. One
in particular is if you are heading down the creek towards lake Harriet, and
cross Lyndale Ave, you go down a steep hill and then there is a sharp blind
corner at the bottom. Everyone who goes down this swings out into the left
side of the trail, and I've seen a few collisions with oncoming bicyclists.
Another example is at the creek between Nicollet and Lyndale where the
bike trail goes into a woodsy area, and makes a few blind sharp corners.
This is dangerous enough that many bicyclists just ride down the walking
trail instead, which is straight and open. So I would suggest as often as
possible, eliminate the sharp blind corners.
Tom Holtzleiter
Kingfield
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