Comments on: Car-Free: It’s Been an Incidental Sort of Week http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2009/04/17/car-free-its-been-an-incidental-sort-of-week/ The Bloviations of Thomas Brock Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:04:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Thomas Brock http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2009/04/17/car-free-its-been-an-incidental-sort-of-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Thomas Brock Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:51:23 +0000 http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2009/04/17/car-free-its-been-an-incidental-sort-of-week/#comment-1167 Mr. McHugh, Thanks for coming by and commenting. I haven't ridden the bicycle trails in Washington, D.C., though I've heard that they're quite nice. Jacksonville's trails can be just as nice. The "less desirable areas" that you seem to think our trail goes through aren't really all that dangerous. I've ridden through the area during all times of day and night and have had no problems. I agree that its the city government's role to protect its citizens. In this instance, though, the City has done all it can to ask the NC DOT to provide some funding for pedestrian projects along Western Blvd, Hwy 17/Marine Blvd and Hwy 24/Lejeune Blvd. It is the state which has refused to keep Jacksonville's residents safe. I'm working on a post with more information on how you can help make Jacksonville a safer community. I hope to have it up over the weekend. Thank you, again, for visiting and commenting. I hope you stick around and continue to participate. Mr. McHugh,

Thanks for coming by and commenting.

I haven’t ridden the bicycle trails in Washington, D.C., though I’ve heard that they’re quite nice. Jacksonville’s trails can be just as nice. The “less desirable areas” that you seem to think our trail goes through aren’t really all that dangerous. I’ve ridden through the area during all times of day and night and have had no problems.

I agree that its the city government’s role to protect its citizens.

In this instance, though, the City has done all it can to ask the NC DOT to provide some funding for pedestrian projects along Western Blvd, Hwy 17/Marine Blvd and Hwy 24/Lejeune Blvd.

It is the state which has refused to keep Jacksonville’s residents safe.

I’m working on a post with more information on how you can help make Jacksonville a safer community. I hope to have it up over the weekend.

Thank you, again, for visiting and commenting. I hope you stick around and continue to participate.

]]> By: Mike McHugh http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2009/04/17/car-free-its-been-an-incidental-sort-of-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Mike McHugh Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:22:45 +0000 http://blogs.brocknet.net/bloviations/2009/04/17/car-free-its-been-an-incidental-sort-of-week/#comment-1166 Tom: I happen to like the bike trail and the bridge that spans Highway 24 though I have not had an opportunity to ride the trail or cross the bridge. (that's something on my Onslow County bucket list) I lived for 21 years in Washington D.C. where we had a Rails-To-Trails bike path from Georgetown to Silver Spring. Perhaps you rode on this old C&O RR route. It is beautiful and allows both citizens and visitors of the Nation's Capital an opportunity to see DC from a more natural perspective. That trail adds to the quality of life one affords by living inside the Beltway. I believe the current bike trail in Jacksonville could do the same if the stigma of this path crossing through less desirable areas of Jville could be overcome and could be connected to other trails present and proposed offering the rider or walker miles of safe, scenic travel. As for the pedestrian bridge, I believe it is the role of the town government to see to it that its citizens and visitors are safely protected. Right now, it is dangerous to cross Western Blvd and many other streets in Jacksonville. Pedestrian bridges are not an instrument that should be considered a utility favored by liberals or conservatives but rather public property that serves all. Tom:

I happen to like the bike trail and the bridge that spans Highway 24 though I have not had an opportunity to ride the trail or cross the bridge. (that’s something on my Onslow County bucket list)

I lived for 21 years in Washington D.C. where we had a Rails-To-Trails bike path from Georgetown to Silver Spring. Perhaps you rode on this old C&O RR route.

It is beautiful and allows both citizens and visitors of the Nation’s Capital an opportunity to see DC from a more natural perspective.

That trail adds to the quality of life one affords by living inside the Beltway.

I believe the current bike trail in Jacksonville could do the same if the stigma of this path crossing through less desirable areas of Jville could be overcome and could be connected to other trails present and proposed offering the rider or walker miles of safe, scenic travel.

As for the pedestrian bridge, I believe it is the role of the town
government to see to it that its citizens and visitors are safely protected. Right now, it is dangerous to cross Western Blvd and many other streets in Jacksonville.

Pedestrian bridges are not an instrument that should be considered a utility favored by liberals or conservatives but rather public property that serves all.

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