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Alaska's first Critical Mass



 
 
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Old September 10th 03, 10:03 AM
Dennis P. Harris
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Alaska DOT wants to remove the bike lanes from the Juneau-Douglas
Bridge and turn it into a 3 lane roadway with a !reversible!
lane, a proven accident-causer, in order to solve supposed
traffic volume problems 20 years from now.

The Juneau City-Borough Assembly unfortunately bought into this
idiotic idea on a 5-4 vote. So Juneau cyclists held Alaska's
first Critical Mass ride during Juneau's half-hour "rush hour"
last night.

See http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/..._bicycle.shtml

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"Widening highways to cure congestion is like trying to cure
obesity by loosening your belt." --- Stephen Goddard
Dennis P. Harris
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Old September 10th 03, 10:46 AM
Steve McDonald
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Dennis Harris wrote:

Alaska DOT wants to remove the bike lanes from
the Juneau-Douglas Bridge.------

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If anyone on Eugene's City Council supported the removal of any
bicycle lanes, especially on such an important connecter as this bridge,
a petition to recall them would be started the next day. It's
encouraging that only a weak, 5/4 majority passed this and that the
Mayor was opposed. Some unrelenting legal action in Juneau should be
able to block this anti-bike project and maybe set a good precedent for
the whole state.

There's a rush hour in Juneau? How fast can dog sleds go? Sorry,
couldn't resist.

Steve McDonald

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Old September 10th 03, 11:53 AM
Fred
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"Dennis P. Harris" wrote in message
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Alaska DOT wants to remove the bike lanes from the Juneau-Douglas
Bridge and turn it into a 3 lane roadway with a !reversible!
lane, a proven accident-causer, in order to solve supposed
traffic volume problems 20 years from now.

The Juneau City-Borough Assembly unfortunately bought into this
idiotic idea on a 5-4 vote. So Juneau cyclists held Alaska's
first Critical Mass ride during Juneau's half-hour "rush hour"
last night.

See http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/..._bicycle.shtml

================================================== ===========
"Widening highways to cure congestion is like trying to cure
obesity by loosening your belt." --- Stephen Goddard
Dennis P. Harris
http://www.ejuneau.net


I'll trade with you. My house will be lost to a 4 lane highway in the same
time period. I live in the country now. I may move to the wilderness.

Fred


 




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