BIKE: The Most Heinous Menace Out There

[Mike Dahmus]

Patrick Goetz wrote:

> I can understand this since, I too live in mortal fear of fast-moving 
> bicycle traffic.  However, I do have an issue with this:
>
> "The debate, as well as a 197-signature petition delivered to city 
> leaders by area residents, was enough to persuade the Austin City 
> Council to hold off on the plan last month, saying the groups should 
> seek a compromise."


Shoal Creek, anyone?

Precedent, anyone?

Remember how unreasonable y'all thought I was being back then for not 
wanting to negotiate with neighbors about a critical transportation 
infrastructure project?

(change gears)

Why are we wasting time with stupid off-street paths like this, which 
are even MORE likely to encounter this kind of numbskullery than are 
on-street facilities, and doing it for the central city where conditions 
are already fairly good, when, in the year 2004, there are still no bike 
lanes of note in northwest Austin?

Anybody want to guess how much time Linda^H^H^H^H^HColly had to spend on 
this nonsense?

By the way, for more hoots and hollers: Capital Metro's "subsidize Cedar 
Park enough and they just might love us again" commuter rail line is 
slated to stop east of the Convention Center. When asked how they plan 
on getting people over to Seaholm where the "subsidize Round Rock enough 
and Mike Krusee just might love us" line comes in, the answer was: 
rebuild rail across downtown on 4th street.

Anybody know of anything else slated to go on 4th street downtown? Anybody?

- MD