It’s great, I’m gonna visit this city. I’m Dutch, so I have to wait until it is safer (in case of Covid) to travel to America.There is only one thing I miss in this bicycle friendly infrastructure and that is the continuous sidewalk and bicycle path when crossing side streets. Cars from the side streets need a threshold, a bump (the continuous sidewalk or bicycle path) to lower speed. This will make biking and walking safer.
Yes! You are quite correct regarding the continuous sidewalk and bicycle side path at street crossings - we actually have an old video (on a different platform) that we may adapt for here and repost. But here's a nice article that we posted on Facebook just yesterday about a North American city that is getting on-board with that engineering standard: www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2021/07/29/where-sidewalks-and-bike-paths-have-priority
I live in Indy. There are other pathways too. The White River Trail west of White River State Park heads south from the zoo with excellent views of the downtown skyline before it resembles a wilderness path. A dedicated effort and a map can assist in linking to the south segment of the Eagle Creek Trail from the Lilly industrial area. The Fall Creek Trail has some of that same waterway vibe. For a really long straight ride through many types of neighborhood the Monon is my favorite. Fountain Square and Broad Ripple are both culinary and nightlife destinations on major pathways. Beyond this beware. Hoosier cycle infrastructure is still way behind the Netherlands. I crave to cycle like the Dutch.
I love how varied the adjacent environment is. It’s clear that this is different from many recreational trails, even multi-use ones. The primary upgrade I can see is to raise the street crossings as a table to prioritize trail users over vehicles. When a community goes in that direction, we know they’re demonstrating de-prioritizing the vehicle.
@Thomas Topero, Great observations! It's truly an amazing experience. Definitely reminds me of high comfort Dutch facilities I've been on. Cheers! John
Yea! I love the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Great inspiration for what is possible. One of the places where I can say I rode this, too, John. Thanks for sharing. Someday we will have to compare some other places we have both ridden. Cheers.
At 2:50 all cyclists from the other direction end up on the WRONG side of the road! What is this??? Put pedestrians, strollers, joggers and bicycles into a narrow path? Brilliant idea... I can even see people standing still, blocking half the width and chatting as if it's a normal thing to do. There were stairs going down without any warning! Better stay away from it during the night! And bollards everywhere without illumination in them. Only in America!
It’s great, I’m gonna visit this city. I’m Dutch, so I have to wait until it is safer (in case of Covid) to travel to America.There is only one thing I miss in this bicycle friendly infrastructure and that is the continuous sidewalk and bicycle path when crossing side streets. Cars from the side streets need a threshold, a bump (the continuous sidewalk or bicycle path) to lower speed. This will make biking and walking safer.
Yes! You are quite correct regarding the continuous sidewalk and bicycle side path at street crossings - we actually have an old video (on a different platform) that we may adapt for here and repost. But here's a nice article that we posted on Facebook just yesterday about a North American city that is getting on-board with that engineering standard: www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2021/07/29/where-sidewalks-and-bike-paths-have-priority
I live in Indy. There are other pathways too. The White River Trail west of White River State Park heads south from the zoo with excellent views of the downtown skyline before it resembles a wilderness path. A dedicated effort and a map can assist in linking to the south segment of the Eagle Creek Trail from the Lilly industrial area. The Fall Creek Trail has some of that same waterway vibe. For a really long straight ride through many types of neighborhood the Monon is my favorite. Fountain Square and Broad Ripple are both culinary and nightlife destinations on major pathways. Beyond this beware. Hoosier cycle infrastructure is still way behind the Netherlands. I crave to cycle like the Dutch.
I love how varied the adjacent environment is. It’s clear that this is different from many recreational trails, even multi-use ones. The primary upgrade I can see is to raise the street crossings as a table to prioritize trail users over vehicles. When a community goes in that direction, we know they’re demonstrating de-prioritizing the vehicle.
@Thomas Topero, Great observations! It's truly an amazing experience. Definitely reminds me of high comfort Dutch facilities I've been on. Cheers! John
Yea! I love the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Great inspiration for what is possible. One of the places where I can say I rode this, too, John. Thanks for sharing. Someday we will have to compare some other places we have both ridden. Cheers.
Thanks! Yes it is... that would be fun. Cheers!
At 2:50 all cyclists from the other direction end up on the WRONG side of the road!
What is this???
Put pedestrians, strollers, joggers and bicycles into a narrow path? Brilliant idea...
I can even see people standing still, blocking half the width and chatting as if it's a normal thing to do.
There were stairs going down without any warning! Better stay away from it during the night!
And bollards everywhere without illumination in them.
Only in America!
@Dutch Man, Yes... we still have a very long way to go. Thanks for watching and contributing to the conversation. Cheers! John