Comments on: Our Urban Challenge: Barriers http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-barriers/ Getting Around on Two Wheels and Two Feet Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Coy http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-5792 Coy Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:55:44 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2502#comment-5792 BTW, before the Battlefield Mall was built and the City of Springfield cut off the center city and the square with their "tuning fork" street design that put the nearest parking to the square about a block or more away (ain't that a coincidence???) the city center was the core of retail. Heer's was the biggest and best department store in town. Downtown was vibrant!!! Everyone complained when Sears moved to the building it built just east of the Shrine Mosque (is it the Convention Center now???) because it was so far away from the other downtown businesses. BTW, before the Battlefield Mall was built and the City of Springfield cut off the center city and the square with their “tuning fork” street design that put the nearest parking to the square about a block or more away (ain’t that a coincidence???) the city center was the core of retail. Heer’s was the biggest and best department store in town. Downtown was vibrant!!! Everyone complained when Sears moved to the building it built just east of the Shrine Mosque (is it the Convention Center now???) because it was so far away from the other downtown businesses.

]]> By: Coy http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-5790 Coy Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:25:07 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2502#comment-5790 Pretty sure Trafficway is MoDOTs. I bitched when they redid the intersection at National with the huge radius corners, especially since it is also right there at Ozarks Technical Community College ... might as well have been trying to have a discussion with a tree stump. I have been comfortable bicycling E - W on Trafficway from W of Glenstone to where Trafficway and College merge over on the west side. Much (but NOT all) of Kansas Expressway and West Bypass ain't too bad either. Pretty sure Trafficway is MoDOTs. I bitched when they redid the intersection at National with the huge radius corners, especially since it is also right there at Ozarks Technical Community College … might as well have been trying to have a discussion with a tree stump.

I have been comfortable bicycling E – W on Trafficway from W of Glenstone to where Trafficway and College merge over on the west side. Much (but NOT all) of Kansas Expressway and West Bypass ain’t too bad either.

]]> By: Jason C http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-5779 Jason C Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:59:30 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2502#comment-5779 Would it be counterproductive to just build a pedestrian bridge (or two) over Chestnut Expwy? The one over Kansas Expwy near Sunset St does a good job of carrying Greenways traffic safely (and stress-free) across a similarly busy road. A dedicated footbridge across Chestnut would send a strong signal that the community values pedestrian travel. It would aid in commuting and tie Drury and OTC more safely to downtown, MSU etc. Would such a project be costly? Yes, but so too would the redesigning of Chestnut's intersections. Also, police could stand on the bridge and clock speeders and such a speed trap could raise municipal revenue and/or reduce excessive speeding. Would it be counterproductive to just build a pedestrian bridge (or two) over Chestnut Expwy? The one over Kansas Expwy near Sunset St does a good job of carrying Greenways traffic safely (and stress-free) across a similarly busy road.

A dedicated footbridge across Chestnut would send a strong signal that the community values pedestrian travel. It would aid in commuting and tie Drury and OTC more safely to downtown, MSU etc.

Would such a project be costly? Yes, but so too would the redesigning of Chestnut’s intersections. Also, police could stand on the bridge and clock speeders and such a speed trap could raise municipal revenue and/or reduce excessive speeding.

]]> By: Mike B. http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-5772 Mike B. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:19:42 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2502#comment-5772 Chestnut Expressway is a MoDOT road. The others are: Kansas Expressway, Glenstone, Kearney, Battlefield and Sunshine (but only east of Glenstone and west of Kansas). Chestnut Expressway is a MoDOT road. The others are: Kansas Expressway, Glenstone, Kearney, Battlefield and Sunshine (but only east of Glenstone and west of Kansas).

]]> By: Steve A http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-5769 Steve A Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:23:39 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2502#comment-5769 PS: Your spam filter seems to think my iPhone is OK again. Just don't get carried away with selecting the TW "goofball" option. PS: Your spam filter seems to think my iPhone is OK again. Just don’t get carried away with selecting the TW “goofball” option.

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