Good point. In fact, I'll have to double check for this for those boxes I described, since the CABQ has been upgrading its cycling trail system over the last 2 years or so -- tho' some of it is pretty half assed.
Odd, I live literally next door to our bosque, and I can get to dirt by riding through our commons area (and defiantly and consistently and rebelliously and unrepentantly a and determinedly leaving the blanking gates unlocked -- gaps between bars are 3', so what's the blanking point? Idiot HOA) and by a couple of other fun-ish routes. But to get to paved streets, it's either Coors Boulevard, 6-lane 60 mph, tho' wide shoulders and striped, or Montano, 4 narrow lanes and narrow bike lane and impossible intersection to start with (have been after city for 13 months now to fix it, and they say they've gotten to looking for funding for design; we'll see). Once I ride 1-2 miles along these busy roads, I can get to the main CABQ bike path, the Rio Grande paved trail which takes you to others and so all over the city. But otherwise good cycling infrastructure is (here anyway) often vitiated by penny-ante connections and intersections. I once saw a young mother in cycling kit on a road bike pulling a child trailer along Montano abreast of Renaissance Boulevard where it is 3 lanes feeding to and from I-25, a loop that starts from this feeder and serves a huge acreage of box stores with huge parking lots. I must say, while I admired her determination, the route gives me pause, and just me alone, and despite having commuted in ABQ urgan traffic for years. On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 11:48 AM 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hey Patrick, > > It’s not always (or even often?) the case, but sometimes the big box > stores have pedestrian access from the side/rear via sidewalk or trail. But > the ones that do not are indeed a real challenge. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
