I've never understood why a city that likes to thing of itself as bike friendly doesn't sweep the bike lanes before the rest of its streets each spring. Sand can take down a bike and accumulated winter debris can its tires, while having virtually no impact on cars. I know that a main purpose of sweeping is to keep sand out of storm sewer runoff to lakes, creeks and the river. If biking is a green activity, it would seem that sweeping bikes lanes first fits within the overall purpose of sweeping streets. Last year, there was still enough sand in the University Avenue bike lane in mid-May to force a rider using a 25 cm tire virtually into the traffic lane.
Steve Brandt Kingfield _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
