[BIKE: Rails w/ Trails (Was: The Most Heinous Menace Out There)]

[Thorne]

This gets into the whole "cyclists' rights" vs. "bicycle facilities" debate,
which I'll try not to get baited into, but FYI, everyone, have a look at the
pages at www.labreform.org regarding what is good for cycling vs. good for
getting grant money to make things worse for cycling in the name of cycling
facilities.

Jeff

"Jeb Boyt" <jeboyt> wrote:

----Original Message Follows----
Mike Dahmus writes:
 > 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?
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We have had some great discussions with Capital Metro regarding the 
construction of trails along the commuter rail rights-of-way as described in 
our 1996 vision:  http://www.austintrails.org/vision/index.html  In addition 
to enhancing our regional network of bikeways, these trails will provide 
access to stations along the commuter rail lines.

CapMetro is hosting a workshop from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Thu, 6/10, at the 
Convention Center.  We need to have a good turnout of cyclists and 
alternative transportation advocates at this workshop.

Jeb


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