10-24-2017, 07:23 AM
I’ll just chime in and say I am hugely and vastly more in favour of MUT’s. I never would have started riding a bike ~18 months ago if it weren’t for the Spur Line trail and all the MUT’s it connected me to. I only eventually was comfortable riding on bike lanes in traffic after riding MUT’s only.
I get that more confident riders like bike lanes, but you’re the... what is it, like 25%? We need to make cycling feel safe for the other 75% who currently aren’t riding a bike - like I was. I had zero interest in riding but I heard about the Spur Line and thought “shoot, that seems perfect” and gave it a shot. And got hooked. Like, totally hooked.
And! There are so many places in the region where there are MUT’s *and* bike lanes! So just do both.
I get that more confident riders like bike lanes, but you’re the... what is it, like 25%? We need to make cycling feel safe for the other 75% who currently aren’t riding a bike - like I was. I had zero interest in riding but I heard about the Spur Line and thought “shoot, that seems perfect” and gave it a shot. And got hooked. Like, totally hooked.
And! There are so many places in the region where there are MUT’s *and* bike lanes! So just do both.