tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post5455690814104475928..comments2023-12-20T10:44:37.768-08:00Comments on The Incidental Cyclist: Portaging the ParkwayKate (and Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-51685212149743535412010-05-21T18:29:57.240-07:002010-05-21T18:29:57.240-07:00Yeah, I think the problem with the parkways is par...Yeah, I think the problem with the parkways is partly that the paths and parkways were conceived as a single recreational unit - you were meant to go for scenic drives down the parkways and no one really thought that people might be trying to use the paths to commute. (I guess that based on the parkways being built in, I think, the sixties.) <br /><br />And the Festival events at the Mayfair were actually on Monday and Tuesday, for the Writers Festival (who I work for.)<br /><br />Thanks for the tip on the study, Centertowner! I'm definitely going to look that one up.Kate (and Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12314278577720373140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-77305322115179711972010-05-20T03:53:28.614-07:002010-05-20T03:53:28.614-07:00The NCC has a bad habit of routing bike paths acro...The NCC has a bad habit of routing bike paths across major streets without any kind of controls. My daily commute has me cross Carling[1] and Holly Acres[2] with absolutely no signage to cars saying "Hey, there's bikes trying to cross here!" <br /><br />Were the festival events you were going to the Kelp Weekend events at the Mayfair last Thursday and Friday?<br /><br />1. Damn, the first one doesn't have a full write up, but it's the dot near Britannia<br />2. http://ottawabikingproblems.ca/2010/05/10/watts-creek-and-holly-acres/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440395085791226920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207584811195702217.post-14927598619047169672010-05-19T14:25:26.111-07:002010-05-19T14:25:26.111-07:00Crossings of the parkways along the Rideau Canal i...Crossings of the parkways along the Rideau Canal is a longstanding issue, and the NCC even has a deceptively-named "Rideau Canal Crossings Study" that's looking into it. I'm not sure what the status is of that study, because I'm not on the PAC for it.<br /><br />If I were you I'd find out more about that study and submit this post for input on it. You make a great point!Centretownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03798054152996264061noreply@blogger.com