Several gentle readers have pointed out that my last post on the Blue Ridge Parkway was in error -- that it's not all doom and gloom, or anywhere close to that, for bicycles on the parkway. A ban on bicycling is not in the proposal.I feel thoroughly chastened, and I'll try to do better, so please accept my apologies and do not send the blog police around. They are thugs.
Here's a link that gives a good account of what's going on. The headline says it: 'Bicycles are welcome,' Parkway super says.
There still doesn't seem to be anything in the plan to address my main gripe: all the damn hills. They need to level that place out. Who wants a scenic, mountain ride if the cost is a lot of up-hill climbing? Let's see a plan that incorporates downhill-only roads both north and south bound, then we'll talk.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update, Mike. I've been hearing a lot about this, but not a lot that seems firmly grounded in reality, so your post and the link you provided are very much appreciated.
Mike, not to worry. I started reading the doc a few weeks ago http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=355&projectId=10419 but didn't spend enough time to decode its real intent. I simply posted suggestions that they encourage cycling both as part of their mission and to bolster the local tourism economy.
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