Comments on: Cul-de-sacs are a Dead End http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/04/03/cul-de-sac-are-a-dead-end/ Promoting non-motorized transportation in the Motor City Fri, 18 May 2012 06:22:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Todd Scott http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/04/03/cul-de-sac-are-a-dead-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Todd Scott Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:26:13 +0000 http://www.m-bike.org/blog/?p=1659#comment-1620 I use those sidewalk connections sometimes and they're than nothing. However I would consider them a Bandaid for poor overall road layouts. One way to evaluate how good a road layout is for biking is by asking the question: How easy is it to explain a bike route to another cyclist? I use those sidewalk connections sometimes and they’re than nothing. However I would consider them a Bandaid for poor overall road layouts. One way to evaluate how good a road layout is for biking is by asking the question: How easy is it to explain a bike route to another cyclist?

]]> By: Trek930 http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/04/03/cul-de-sac-are-a-dead-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Trek930 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:04:43 +0000 http://www.m-bike.org/blog/?p=1659#comment-1616 I agree with you completely. See my (Trek930) recent post at MMBA.org http://www.mmba.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=89215#p565636 Some of these Cul-de-sacs could be connected by a side walk/ path to at least allow bike and foot traffic. This has helped me on occasion for routes through subdivisions. Perhaps this could be considered as a way to improve the cycling /walking access with local Planning Commissions. I agree with you completely. See my (Trek930) recent post at MMBA.org
http://www.mmba.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=89215#p565636

Some of these Cul-de-sacs could be connected by a side walk/ path to at least allow bike and foot traffic. This has helped me on occasion for routes through subdivisions. Perhaps this could be considered as a way to improve the cycling /walking access with local Planning Commissions.

]]> By: Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 4th | Texbiker.net http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/04/03/cul-de-sac-are-a-dead-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 4th | Texbiker.net Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:16:24 +0000 http://www.m-bike.org/blog/?p=1659#comment-1614 [...] Cul-de-sacs are a Dead End | m-bike.org by Todd Scott Some cities (Charlotte, N.C., Portland, Ore., and Austin, Texas) and even states like Virginia are pulling the plug on cul-de-sacs. According to the Washington Post: The state has decided that all new subdivisions must have through … [...] [...] Cul-de-sacs are a Dead End | m-bike.org by Todd Scott Some cities (Charlotte, N.C., Portland, Ore., and Austin, Texas) and even states like Virginia are pulling the plug on cul-de-sacs. According to the Washington Post: The state has decided that all new subdivisions must have through … [...]

]]> By: The Erie Hiker » The Death of the Cul-de-sac? http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/04/03/cul-de-sac-are-a-dead-end/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 The Erie Hiker » The Death of the Cul-de-sac? Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:38:19 +0000 http://www.m-bike.org/blog/?p=1659#comment-1613 [...] http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/04/03/cul-de-sac-are-a-dead-end [...] [...] http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2009/04/03/cul-de-sac-are-a-dead-end [...]

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