Bicycling
I just sent this to the mayor and council email. Everytime I bike or drive by the ghost bike I promise myself I am going to say something so now or never. The bikepath/sidewalk on the up/north side is officially one way even for the the segment that takes one from the Bolin Creek Greenway to the stop light where one can cross safely to go various directions. "I am sorry to see that after six months the solution to the accidents near Hillsborough and MLK is a sign saying do not enter. When Bolin Creek Greenway reaches MLK many people will want to ride their bike south to the Hillsborough MLK intersection to go in various directions. It makes no sense to prohibit that movement. If you are worried about the driveways just place warning signs at those points. (Are joggers also prohibited from running that way.) As an aside when our son was young our rule when riding on the sidewalk was to stop, look and walk at all driveways but I do believe it should be the drivers responsibility to make sure it is safe to eneter or leave a drive.
Today there was a 2 hour delay for the public schools because of the cold weather. Carl got up at the usual time and walked to Southern Village to see a friend. I biked to the UNC campus and visited the Science Library Annex in Wilson. It's been a while since I have been there. The departamental libraries (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Geology etc.) have been combined. A number of books are now in storage including many of the tropical birds books by Alexander Skutch. I was sad to see that many of the paper jounals are gone: the bound volumes of the classical ornithology journals have been discarded. I can't dojournal browsing anymore. (Since I am not a UNC student, I can't access the electronic journals.) I then explored the new eating places on Franklin (and overheard one conversation: room is locked, don't have the key, room mate isn't back with key due to cancelled flights.) The bike ride home was nice and cold. Hope the freeze kills the ticks and zancudos.
Wow, the Town is really laying on the cheese for this. I got a fancy digital invitation with this punny title, minimal description, and no link to learn more. I have no idea if this is brand new or the culmination of years' work.
Date:
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 6:00pm
Location:
Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Dr.
Kidical Mass is a fun ride on the streets of Carrboro, starting and ending at Carrboro Elementary School. All students are welcome. The ride is organized by the ReCYCLEry.
Date:
Saturday, November 3, 2012 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location:
Carrboro Elementary School
Go Chapel Hill - Carrboro presents the Annual Spring Roll Cruiser Ride.
Cyclists are invited to meet at the Wallace Deck, 150 E. Rosemary St.,
at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, for the annual cruiser ride. This no cost
event is open to families (2 miles) as well as cruisers (8 miles) to
enjoy the spring weather and help promote riding a bike for work,
errands and play. There is no registration fee. William Dawson's Band
will kick off the evening along with contests, fun and food! Bring your
bike, dress it up for the Most Outrageous Bike Contest and wear your
most fun cycling clothes!!!
Come and learn how to load your bike onto transit buses from 8:30
a.m. to noon Saturday, May 19, at the Farmer's Market at University
Mall, 120 S. Estes Drive. Enjoy this no cost workshop, get
your name in the hat for a drawing and enjoy a quick tour of a Chapel
Hill Transit Bus! If you can't bring a bike, come by anyway. a bike will
be provided to show you the technique.
For more information on these events call 919-969-5065.
Date:
Friday, May 18, 2012 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location:
Wallace Deck, 150 E. Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill
Just wanted to comment on what great news this is. Kudos to the Carrboro board for holding out for the right result! How strange that it should be so difficult and controversial to add bike lanes and a place for people to walk without adding new lanes for automobiles. (Note: This substitutes for the attempted post under "Will Chapel Hill / Carrboro ever be bike-friendly?")
http://orangepolitics.org/2010/04/ncdot-yields-to-carrboro-on-smith-level-rd
The N&O just announced that NCDOT has agreed to build Carrboro's preferred design for Smith Level Rd, but is dropping their previous requirement that Carrboro must pick up the ongoing maintenance tab for the roadway if the town's preferred design is to be accepted.
A few years ago, the voters of Carrboro approved a couple million dollar bond issue to build sidewalks in various locations around Carrboro. One of the projects on the list was a sidewalk on the south side of Estes Drive Extension from the railroad tracks to North Greensboro Street. But the sidewalk bond money has not gone as far as people had hoped. Considerably higher engineering, materials, labor, drainage and utility-relocation costs have cropped up and we will not be able to build the entire original list of sidewalks with the bond money. Also, in the intervening years, the Town annexed neighborhoods on the west side of Rogers Road and it became apparent that Rogers Road was a place that needed a sidewalk, but had not been on the list before because it was not within town limits.
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