Comments on: The Weekend Review of Austin Bike Culture Events http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/02/the-weekend-review-of-austin-bike-culture-events/ The Online Magazine of Austin Cycling Culture Tue, 15 May 2012 00:59:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: elliott http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/02/the-weekend-review-of-austin-bike-culture-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 elliott Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:23:52 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3087#comment-1572 I'm glad you agree because I volunteered you to work with me on it.:) I’m glad you agree because I volunteered you to work with me on it.:)

]]> By: marcus http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/02/the-weekend-review-of-austin-bike-culture-events/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 marcus Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:17:00 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3087#comment-1571 I completely agree on the bikeway being South Congress - it's better for commuters and it's better for the businesses up and down the street too. One thing that will have to be dealt with a LOT better is the handling of the merging of cycle and auto traffic at the Oltorf intersection along with Ben White going all directions. Using Dawson/Bouldin and South 5th is a much hillier route, and there are basically no destinations that cyclists want to get to - and if you take this route and then want to get to Congress, there are even more big hills. Did I mention I'm not a good hill climber? Let's face it, most of the people that we *want* to get cycling (not the one that already are) are going to be unwilling or unable to face those hills either. I completely agree on the bikeway being South Congress – it’s better for commuters and it’s better for the businesses up and down the street too. One thing that will have to be dealt with a LOT better is the handling of the merging of cycle and auto traffic at the Oltorf intersection along with Ben White going all directions.

Using Dawson/Bouldin and South 5th is a much hillier route, and there are basically no destinations that cyclists want to get to – and if you take this route and then want to get to Congress, there are even more big hills.

Did I mention I’m not a good hill climber? Let’s face it, most of the people that we *want* to get cycling (not the one that already are) are going to be unwilling or unable to face those hills either.

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