Tulsa Ranked As A Bicyclist Friendly Urban Area (Norman, Broken Arrow: attorney, college)

[Howest2008]

TULSA OKLAHOMA Is ranked as A Bicyclist Friendly Urban Area , and was
awarded a (Bronze Level Rating) read all of the related information at the LINK below ...My hat is off to you TULSA I'm A Bicyclist....

The League Of American Bicyclists
League of American Bicyclists * Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign

[geewillikers]

I bike a lot in Tulsa, and I don't think it is bike-friendly. Honors like this are usually made by people who have never visited the area and only go by written data. Tulsa has some terrific bike paths, along river and on converted railroad right of ways, but the city streets are not good for biking. Many streets are too narrow, the surfaces are in bad condition, and few drivers give bike riders the space they need to feel safe.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by geewillikers

I bike a lot in Tulsa, and I don't think it is bike-friendly. Honors like this are usually made by people who have never visited the area and only go by written data. Tulsa has some terrific bike paths, along river and on converted railroad right of ways, but the city streets are not good for biking. Many streets are too narrow, the surfaces are in bad condition, and few drivers give bike riders the space they need to feel safe.

Judging from my experiences in Tulsa in 1988 to the latter part of 1990
you are spot on , but Tulsa does have a great Riverside Park Bike Trail.
Tulsa city streets are full of pot holes and are "far tooooo narrow" to put
in bicycles only lanes , but there's are" Some Streets In Tulsa Wide Enough"
and those should have bicycles lanes place on them.One more
thing from an African American Bicyclist Perspective before I go , I hope
that the citizens of South Tulsa have ceased from playing............
DodgeBallBicyclist with African American Bicyclists (that's) only funny
to the driver of the car , and I wonder if the carload of rich spoiled
"young white males" who threw a wine bottle at my head and narrowly
missed me have grown up into good citizens , because the legal system
of Tulsa gave them that "Opportunity"..A Professional White Businessman
"RIDING A HARLEY" Saw The Whole Incident And Took Down The Licence
Plate Number , And Gave Me His Business Card (With The Number On It)
And Said That He Would Testify "In A Court Of Law" Against Them for
what they did...well somebody pulled some strings and the District
Attorney Wouldn't Even File Charges Against Them.Yahoo's throwing
Nuts and Bolts and wine bottles and playing DodgeBallBicyclist with me
NEVER CAUSED ME TO MISS A DAY OF BICYCLING THE DAY AFTER THE
WINE BOTTLE INCIDENT (I) WAS RIGHT BACK ON THE SAME ROUTE
THUR SOUTH TULSA.

[Howest2008]

Bicycle Lane Ideas for the Tulsa Metro Area..


Introducing the Dunsmuir separated bike lane - YouTube

[Howest2008]

Bring on the Bicycles....................you can't stop me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C7AYsfB_dM&feature=fvsr

[Howest2008]

Even Obama Likes Bicycle But Not The Nazi

Hitler interrupts Obama's speech - YouTube

[Wyllyam]

I'm truly sorry to hear this. At that time I was living in Norman, and people there were more bike-friendly. I also worked at a bike shop and didn't own a car for quite a long time. But in other cities, such as Springfield, KC, or here as a pedestrian, people are insulated in their "capsules" and feel a sense of power. In college in Springfield I had a pair of couples (probably SMSU students) scream at me and try to shove me over from a car. It was frightening that they didn't seem to understand that I was a human being and could have been severely injured or killed.

So why this culture problem? I don't think it will change in a city like this one that is so car-dependent. The key to changing it is empathy, and until most people attempt to travel farther than 100 yards without a gasoline engine, they won't understand.

Originally Posted by Howest2008

Judging from my experiences in Tulsa in 1988 to the latter part of 1990
you are spot on , but Tulsa does have a great Riverside Park Bike Trail.
Tulsa city streets are full of pot holes and are "far tooooo narrow" to put
in bicycles only lanes , but there's are" Some Streets In Tulsa Wide Enough"
and those should have bicycles lanes place on them.One more
thing from an African American Bicyclist Perspective before I go , I hope
that the citizens of South Tulsa have ceased from playing............
DodgeBallBicyclist with African American Bicyclists (that's) only funny
to the driver of the car , and I wonder if the carload of rich spoiled
"young white males" who threw a wine bottle at my head and narrowly
missed me have grown up into good citizens , because the legal system
of Tulsa gave them that "Opportunity"..A Professional White Businessman
"RIDING A HARLEY" Saw The Whole Incident And Took Down The Licence
Plate Number , And Gave Me His Business Card (With The Number On It)
And Said That He Would Testify "In A Court Of Law" Against Them for
what they did...well somebody pulled some strings and the District
Attorney Wouldn't Even File Charges Against Them.Yahoo's throwing
Nuts and Bolts and wine bottles and playing DodgeBallBicyclist with me
NEVER CAUSED ME TO MISS A DAY OF BICYCLING THE DAY AFTER THE
WINE BOTTLE INCIDENT (I) WAS RIGHT BACK ON THE SAME ROUTE
THUR SOUTH TULSA.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by Wyllyam

I'm truly sorry to hear this. At that time I was living in Norman, and people there were more bike-friendly. I also worked at a bike shop and didn't own a car for quite a long time. But in other cities, such as Springfield, KC, or here as a pedestrian, people are insulated in their "capsules" and feel a sense of power. In college in Springfield I had a pair of couples (probably SMSU students) scream at me and try to shove me over from a car. It was frightening that they didn't seem to understand that I was a human being and could have been severely injured or killed.

So why this culture problem? I don't think it will change in a city like this one that is so car-dependent. The key to changing it is empathy, and until most people attempt to travel farther than 100 yards without a gasoline engine, they won't understand.

Yeah that happened so long along that I almost forgot all about it - but things are better in tulsa today...tulsa was sort of backward in those days , but thank God it's not today......

[SouthXSW]

Tulsa has some of the nicest river biking trails in the country. Unlike lots of trails they are separated from the joggers/walkers. The dual trails run 6 miles along the river from 11th to 71st with no stops for roads. The next project is to extend the dual trails all the way to the Creek Turnpike (another 3 miles). This trail connects to others that go into downtown, along the west bank, to Turkey Mountain, to Sand Springs, to Skiatook and to the Creek Turnpike trail to Broken Arrow. Tulsa metro has over 100 miles of paved bike trails.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by SouthXSW

Tulsa has some of the nicest river biking trails in the country. Unlike lots of trails they are separated from the joggers/walkers. The dual trails run 6 miles along the river from 11th to 71st with no stops for roads. The next project is to extend the dual trails all the way to the Creek Turnpike (another 3 miles). This trail connects to others that go into downtown, along the west bank, to Turkey Mountain, to Sand Springs, to Skiatook and to the Creek Turnpike trail to Broken Arrow. Tulsa metro has over 100 miles of paved bike trails.

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