Comments on: LRT Bike Trail Safety, or Lack Thereof http://www.fresh.mn/2009/11/lrt-bike-trail-safety-or-lack-thereof/ twincityblogging Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:39:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Erica Mauter http://www.fresh.mn/2009/11/lrt-bike-trail-safety-or-lack-thereof/#comment-1219 Erica Mauter Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:50:14 +0000 http://www.fresh.mn/?p=1785#comment-1219 <em>Oh, and the article sure didn’t make Bob Gibbons sound very caring to the situation.</em> That's for sure. <em>makes me question if it was ever a good idea to begin with</em> I don't know what a better solution is, either. I'm sure people who study these things have suggestions. But I think it's absolutely a great idea. Just stay off it night. There have been studies showing that women in particular prefer bike paths that are dedicated and completely separate from car traffic. And, to an extent, if someone wants to be an asshole and try to rob someone, there's not a whole lot you can do about that. Oh, and the article sure didn’t make Bob Gibbons sound very caring to the situation.

That’s for sure.

makes me question if it was ever a good idea to begin with

I don’t know what a better solution is, either. I’m sure people who study these things have suggestions. But I think it’s absolutely a great idea. Just stay off it night. There have been studies showing that women in particular prefer bike paths that are dedicated and completely separate from car traffic. And, to an extent, if someone wants to be an asshole and try to rob someone, there’s not a whole lot you can do about that.

]]> By: Moe http://www.fresh.mn/2009/11/lrt-bike-trail-safety-or-lack-thereof/#comment-1218 Moe Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:20 +0000 http://www.fresh.mn/?p=1785#comment-1218 Oh, and the article sure didn't make Bob Gibbons sound very caring to the situation. Oh, and the article sure didn’t make Bob Gibbons sound very caring to the situation.

]]> By: Moe http://www.fresh.mn/2009/11/lrt-bike-trail-safety-or-lack-thereof/#comment-1217 Moe Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:49:35 +0000 http://www.fresh.mn/?p=1785#comment-1217 There are plenty of things we all do that are illegal, so I don't think that will really stop bikers from riding dark. Sure, you could hop on the train for that stretch, but I can't see anyone really doing that. It's probably a better idea to just get off this path at night. Hop over to Cedar Ave and bike where there are more people around. It's not that much of a detour, and you can bike in a car lane, which I've always felt is safer anyway. Like with the crime on the Greenway, unfortunately, there just isn't an easy solution, and makes me question if it was ever a good idea to begin with. I guess I'd love to see some sort of transit on the greenway (connecting Uptown to Midtown), which would add more people and eyes down there. Even on weekend afternoons, it can be pretty lonely on that path. There are plenty of things we all do that are illegal, so I don’t think that will really stop bikers from riding dark. Sure, you could hop on the train for that stretch, but I can’t see anyone really doing that. It’s probably a better idea to just get off this path at night. Hop over to Cedar Ave and bike where there are more people around. It’s not that much of a detour, and you can bike in a car lane, which I’ve always felt is safer anyway.

Like with the crime on the Greenway, unfortunately, there just isn’t an easy solution, and makes me question if it was ever a good idea to begin with. I guess I’d love to see some sort of transit on the greenway (connecting Uptown to Midtown), which would add more people and eyes down there. Even on weekend afternoons, it can be pretty lonely on that path.

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