Comments on: Council meeting report

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:52:51 +0000

VOR: The rail line is still in use, at least the one NCRY is using. I’d be happy getting wider shoulders without having the full concrete wall treatment, like Zeb is suggesting.

By: MikeOnBike

MikeOnBike — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:50:35 +0000

Both rail lines in the canyon are still active, so converting one to a Class I Multi-Use Path isn’t an option.

Extending the Alameda Creek Trail through the canyon might be an option, regardless of what happens with the road. I don’t know how feasible that is.

There’s not enough room to add a Class I MUP alongside the roadway.

By: VOR

VOR — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:02:37 +0000

This is probably not practical and too costly, but it would be great to separate the bike lane from the highway traffic. Possibly closer to the creek or at least meandering away from the road in spots to give both bicyclists and drivers a break. In my travels I have seen may old RR lines turned into biking trails. The Rails to Trails Conservancy will work local municipalities to accomplish this great use of abandon lines.

Their website: http://www.railstotrails.org/index.html

By: Zeb

Zeb — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:56:24 +0000

I drive Niles Canyon daily, and the road is really narrow. I also happen to ride my bicycle on it, and it’s downright dangerous due to the complete lack space on some spots. So, while I don’t really Caltrans to turn Niles Canyon into a 4 lane highway, I hope that they could at least widen it some to make the road safer for everyone. How many more accidents do we need before something gets done?