the narrow and curvy Arroyo Seco Parkway (aka 110 Freeway) may seem quaint and even a bit treacherous now
You can say "treacherous: again: last time I took that thing to Pasadena I was nearly sideswiped by assholes who do not know how to merge onto a freeway FFS. That said, it's a scenic route once you get away from DTLA
In 1897, a proposal for an elevated wooden bicycle path beat out a plan for a parkway. The cycleway for commuters opened on Jan. 1, 1900, and it stretched for several miles, but years later was abandoned and torn down as the Pacific Electric streetcars made the journey easier for more people.
Damn, if I had an elevated bike path option for commuting I'd only drive to work when it's raining. Time to step to it. LA!
This design, state-of-the-art when built, includes tight "right-in/right-out" access with a recommended exit speed of 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) and stop signs on the entrance ramps; there are no acceleration or deceleration lanes.
"Rails to Trails" … a lot of old RR rights of way have gone that route. I believe up in the PNW, you can follow a lot of the old Milwaukee Road rofw across the Cascades and Rockies, trestles and all. The Milwaukee Road (C,M,StP & P) was a transcontinental rr into the 70's I believe.
(Dear mods, Head should read.: "Turns 75", not 70. I'd be grateful if you could fix that. Thanks.)
done.
Thanks, Close.
You can say "treacherous: again: last time I took that thing to Pasadena I was nearly sideswiped by assholes who do not know how to merge onto a freeway FFS. That said, it's a scenic route once you get away from DTLA
Damn, if I had an elevated bike path option for commuting I'd only drive to work when it's raining. Time to step to it. LA!
This design, state-of-the-art when built, includes tight "right-in/right-out" access with a recommended exit speed of 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) and stop signs on the entrance ramps; there are no acceleration or deceleration lanes.
Good to keep a copy of one's emergency contacts and living trust in the glove compartment when merging onto the 110.
Preferably stamped onto a piece of heavy gauge iron.
|Found a pic of the wooden bike path.|
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/California_Cycleway_1900.jpg/220px-California_Cycleway_1900.jpg" />
Would be interesting to see pictures of people in their fin de siècle bicycling outfits.
"…cut travel time between L.A. and Pasadena from 27 minutes to 12 minutes."
Ha hahahahahahaha [breath] hahahahahaha.
…designed to carry 27,000 automobiles a day rather than the more than 122,000 cars it sees today.
| Holy shit! |
"Your results may vary."
| Uh huh. |
There's a good article in today's NYT about how "clean" Diesels are not the answer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinion/sunday/…
It's more about particulate smog than than the dead-dinosaur addiction, but every little bit helps.
"Rails to Trails" … a lot of old RR rights of way have gone that route. I believe up in the PNW, you can follow a lot of the old Milwaukee Road rofw across the Cascades and Rockies, trestles and all. The Milwaukee Road (C,M,StP & P) was a transcontinental rr into the 70's I believe.
I've emailed the editor and told him to take it down. 😉
In my community they turned the old RR rofw into a bike/equestrian trail, it runs 11 miles to the ocean. It's very nice and gets used a lot.