lemony_dewdrops t1_irn45cy wrote
Anyone know about plans for spur routes to connect the river trails to nearby areas? I live up a hill from the trail, probably less than a mile for a direct route, but there's no safe way to actually get a bike to it without putting the bike in/on a car first. Otherwise, I'd be able to bike to the waterfront, southside, and downtown without too much trouble in good weather.
TheseAreNotTheDroids t1_irngze1 wrote
Seconded, the bridge to the waterfront flies directly above the GAP but it's not actually feasible* to get there with a bike from Sq Hill
*Edit: feasible in this context means comfortable and safe, not just technically possible
mckills t1_irnmeno wrote
Browns hill road is the absolute worst. Needs to be rethought with a bike connection
susinpgh t1_irnt1q4 wrote
Well, but can't you get to waterfront from the bridge? You can access the GAP from the Waterfront Mall. Not sure what I'm missing.
TheseAreNotTheDroids t1_iro02ip wrote
The bridge itself has a small path to walk on but not a very high wall over the river making it feel unsafe on a bike. The path is also not particularly wide, especially compared to the car lanes. At the end of the bridge you can get down to the waterfront area but you still need to cross quite a few blocks of parking lots and roads before actually getting to the GAP.
I'm not saying it's impossible, just very uncomfortable to do on a bike. In general, people will get to places in ways that are comfortable and feel safe to them, and the current layout of the bridge does not really encourage doing that without a car. If we want to be serious about getting people to go places without cars, it needs to be comfortable and easy to do so for more people
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