tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310088157925720041.post2990676657635659156..comments2023-09-20T08:48:41.660-05:00Comments on Cycling in Wichita: News from the neighborhood(s): A mixed bag for bike-friendlinessJohn B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310088157925720041.post-2010206072854705972009-04-02T20:27:00.000-05:002009-04-02T20:27:00.000-05:00You might want to check with the City. I think the...You might want to check with the City. I think they are planning bike lanes along Mt. Vernon. It would extend from the Ark River and run east to about I-135 (or some where around there).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310088157925720041.post-26366485937760438002008-10-09T22:04:00.000-05:002008-10-09T22:04:00.000-05:00Bryan,Thanks for that; I'll be sure to look for it...Bryan,<BR/>Thanks for that; I'll be sure to look for it next time I'm there. Given the size of the park, though, it seems like they could provide another path at the southern end, too--that day I went, I picked my way through a gravel road behind that apartment complex there; that would be easily convertible into a path.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310088157925720041.post-29605150966984252322008-10-09T21:58:00.000-05:002008-10-09T21:58:00.000-05:00Hello John, Actually there is a exit from the bike...Hello John, Actually there is a exit from the bike path right into Watson Park. It is on the northwest end of the park. Right there where the parking lot ends and the horse pen is. There is a gate there and it is shut and locked when the park is closed. I live so close to Watson park I often cut through there when on my way to or from home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310088157925720041.post-87311498383685399212008-10-09T20:10:00.000-05:002008-10-09T20:10:00.000-05:00Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Cordelia. ...Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Cordelia. Your mentioning Wichita's population allows me yet another chance to mention that the city really should consider bike-friendly changes to its infrastructure <I>now</I>, while the city is still small and compact. But also as I've said in the past, the plans to do these things already exist; what's lacking, at least for now, is the political will and the money to go with it.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06358811061653958120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310088157925720041.post-36631973286436674802008-10-09T17:09:00.000-05:002008-10-09T17:09:00.000-05:00Apropos of nothing, really, but all of this focus ...Apropos of nothing, really, but all of this focus on Wichita, I was reminded of the article in the NYTimes yesterday, on Iceland, which is apparently on the brink of bankruptcy. The relevance ? This comparison: "Iceland is uniquely exposed to the global economy. Although it has a population of about 300,000 people ---smaller than that of Wichita, Kan.,..." I understand that biking's no picnic in Iceland, either ! Apropos of the post where I am actually mentioned, I have to see if the frame and brakes on the old Schwinn will be compatible with the ExtraCycle, but I am sorely tempted to get one, one way or the other.Cordeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815187015516177232noreply@blogger.com