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..."geriatrics on a leisurely stroll to their neighborhood pharmacy for vital heart medicines, children skipping to school." Great stuff, Cienna.
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So are greenways bike lanes that pedestrians can use?
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Hah...after years of listening to vehicular cyclists promoting putting narrow lanes into the area between 50 mph traffic and car doors opening, suddenly, someone got a brain and figured out that was probably not the ideal cycling environment for most.

The best thing for bikes? A shrinking population...like Portland's.
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I love to hear this, Cienna! Gives me hope for cities in less-progressive parts of the country (like mine).
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Now the peds and bikers shall battle to the death.

We can use these on a north-south route in the south end. Some fool is seriously going to get run the fuck over on the Rainier International Speedway â„¢.
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Fantastic! I'm meeting with a city councilman tomorrow to talk about improving Spokane's bike network, and I'm gonna cite this. Thanks, Cienna!
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What?? Nobody's bitching? WHAT!!!1!11

Quick! Someone text Dori Monson to mobilize the Real Taxpayers against this cyclofascist assault!
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@2 peds always use bike lanes.

We don't need your "authorization" ...
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Nobody's bitching because those streets were already useless for cars
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Also feel free to bump up that rate to 20-25 miles a year
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@6, Good luck, TVDinner!
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Arglebarglegrumble Spandex! arglegrrrr entitled! grumblegrumble war on cars! grumble run 'em over! garglegrumble...
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Hey, there's my house!
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That's pretty cool. Sadly it ends right where the traffic situation actually gets most dangerous on the Wallingford-to-University District ride. I like going down to the Burke then over, but it is longer and means climbing the hill to get to Trader Joe's
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I live a couple blocks from the western terminus of the Wallingord greenway. Sure it's nice, but I'll probably keep on using 45th for most of my cross-neighborhood bike trips.

I do wish there was a better way to ride a bike or walk from my house to all the businesses in Upper Fremont, which are only a few blocks from my house as the crow flies. Aurora makes what should be a two minute stroll into a 15 minute journey, and 46th is a cycling nightmare, while the bridge on 41st with its two sets of stairs on each side is annoying even with the "runnel" SDOT installed.

Also, I can't wait until the mythical pedestrian/cyclist bridge is installed over I5 between Wallingford and the U District. Riding 45th is gnarly for most cyclists.

All said and done, though, I'm loving being a cyclist in Seattle these days. Now of it'd only start being 50 degrees a little more often!
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Photo by DOUG., post by Cienna. My people! You're representing today.

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