PennDOT projects ignore bikes and pedestrians (Pittsburgh, Highland Park: fit in, inspection, live)

[ki0eh]

Originally Posted by erieguy

Buses, ambulances, police, emergency vehicles, etc..., also need to safely travel the roads. They don't need bike paths for that, not does the major majority of the population.

Possibly the "major majority" of the population needs to get out and walk or bike more than they currently realize - it might help with anxiety, depression, obesity, diabetes, etc.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by ki0eh

Possibly the "major majority" of the population needs to get out and walk or bike more than they currently realize - it might help with anxiety, depression, obesity, diabetes, etc.

Agreed.

Not being able to do it for a few months though, won't hurt either.

[ditchdigger]

Somebody make some sense of this for me, in an "allocation of resources" way. Specifically for the Highland Park Bridge, I looked at the traffic count the other day, and IIRC, it's something like 41,000 vehicles per day. Being realistic, how many pedestrians/bicyclists can we expect to cross that span in the same time period, in winter weather?

[erieguy]

^^^^^Awesome question.

[ki0eh]

Resource allocation is not automatic but a value judgment. Not building the MFE might pay for 10,000 sidewalk plows.

[FreightTrainRunning]

Originally Posted by ditchdigger

Somebody make some sense of this for me, in an "allocation of resources" way. Specifically for the Highland Park Bridge, I looked at the traffic count the other day, and IIRC, it's something like 41,000 vehicles per day. Being realistic, how many pedestrians/bicyclists can we expect to cross that span in the same time period, in winter weather?

This is what you call a self-fulfilling prophecy. You say that no one will bike or walk so you don't bother to make it possible to bike or walk and then say, "look, I was right no one bikes or walks."

[Evergrey]

"Toughen up"... what an elegant solution.

[erieguy]

Sounds more like crickets chirping than a self fulfilling prophecy.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by Evergrey

"Toughen up"... what an elegant solution.

True that. A southern climate would seem more suitable if one can't deal with such a short amount of time not being able to ride a bike...or perhaps a mountain bike would satisfy the issue.

[sealie]

They clear the sidewalks in Minneapolis and Chicago. This is not a superhuman feat.