http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress Encouragement, Education & Advocacy for Bicycling in the Real World Thu, 24 May 2012 19:12:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Encouragement, Education & Advocacy for Bicycling in the Real World Commute Orlando no Encouragement, Education & Advocacy for Bicycling in the Real World http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2011/11/26/a-great-new-connection/ http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2011/11/26/a-great-new-connection/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:00:05 +0000 Keri http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/?p=14163 It’s here! The much anticipated (by me, anyway) Cady Way extension connecting Cady Way and Audubon Park to Coytown and Lake Druid Park (mountain bike park and community garden). Green line is the new connection (there were no roads through here). Yellow line is new, completed sidewalk. Pink line is proposed sidewalk (survey flags mark it now). Purple lines are quiet street routes to/from Cady Way and Audubon Park. A lot of people prefer to cut through the mall, so that’s an option, but I’m more comfortable on the road. The purple routes use a parking lot cut-through. This has long been used by cyclists and pedestrians to cut into the back of the Target shopping center. It’s private property, so it will never be part of an official route. The cones are still there, but the concrete is dry and people are already using it. Here are some photos, starting from the East end at Warehouse Rd. Looking West from Warehouse Rd. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! This is a connection to Primrose. This will change my route for a number of common trips, especially at high-traffic times. Here’s the West end, looking toward the Lake Druid Park entrance [...]]]> http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2011/11/26/a-great-new-connection/feed/ 15 http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/11/12/thats-what-im-talkin-about/ http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/11/12/thats-what-im-talkin-about/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:26:52 +0000 Keri http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/?p=10606 This is what people want! They want to use quiet, shady streets with light, slow traffic to get to their destinations. Wayfinding could be a powerful tool to promote cycling.]]> http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/11/12/thats-what-im-talkin-about/feed/ 8 http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/03/14/connectivity-opportunity-palm-lakeside/ http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/03/14/connectivity-opportunity-palm-lakeside/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:18:46 +0000 Keri http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/?p=7091 I’ve been testing the Google maps bike route feature and I’ll have a more comprehensive post on that soon. During one of my tests, Google sent me up Palm Lane to connect with Lakeside Dr. I’ve pondered this spot a number of times and have been meaning to ride up there and check it out. Google shows it as a continuous road, other mapping tools show it as not connected. The satellite view of the critical spot is obscured by trees. Palm Ln has a “Dead End” sign where it connects with Corrine. There are quite a few “secret” bike connections around town hiding behind “Dead End” signs, but the times I’ve thought about it, I was on my way somewhere and didn’t have the time to turn around and come back if it wasn’t passable. Yesterday, I had the time and was thinking about it, so Lisa and I rode up there to solve the mystery. There is, in fact, a path connecting the two roads. But someone has strung a metal cable across it. Here are some photos: It would be possible for a skilled mountain biker to jump over the concrete curb, but we carried our bikes [...]]]> http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/03/14/connectivity-opportunity-palm-lakeside/feed/ 12