| Subject: | Re: Portland area road conditions: the gravel! |
| Date: | 01/19/2004 03:21 AM |
| From: | Josh |
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030401000800090703030109 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Keith , I rode all last week out in Washington Co , and the roads and bike lanes seemed pretty damm clean to me , so maybe you get some riding in over here Dan H. wrote: Keith, two words: Specialized Armadllos. ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Keith A. Prior <mailto:toka-@ix.netcom.com> *To:* obra <mailto:ob-@topica.com> *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2004 11:03 AM *Subject:* [OBRA Chat] Portland area road conditions: the gravel! Going to open up the discussion here regarding the state of the very roads we commute and train on. I went out in my car this weekend and surveyed my usual training routes and 90% of them have the bike lane or shoulder area where we travel completely covered in that dreaded gravel. I have heard that the city plans to have it all swept up /in time/ but if it does not interfere with motor vehicle traffic and only endangers cyclists in their little bike lanes they might not make it a priority. I wonder...will the 13 or so mile stretch of Marine drive even be considered? Will all of Rt 30 to St Helens get a sweep? I have only been living in Portland since 98 and riding a bike less than that so I don't know what it was like the last time we had the snow and ice and gravel. (Was there a last time) How long did it take them to get it cleaned up or was it just a matter of many trashed tires and rain washing it away. Also...is there a way we could all write letters or make phone calls to the city to get our bike lanes and shoulders cleared up. Of course I could be acting too soon and should just cut our wonderful city some slack and give them at least a few weeks to get organized and get it cleared up. Thanks All, Keith Prior Los Ciclistas To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com. To respond to the list manager send to ob-@teleport.com To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com. To respond to the list manager send to ob-@teleport.com To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com --------------030401000800090703030109 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Keith , I rode all last week out in Washington Co , and the roads and bike lanes seemed pretty damm clean to me , so maybe you get some riding in over here <br> <br> <br> Dan H. wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid1203909977-1463-@boing.topica.com"> <meta content="text/html; " http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170"> <style>@page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </style> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Keith, two words: Specialized Armadllos.</font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:toka-@ix.netcom.com" title="toka-@ix.netcom.com">Keith A. Prior</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ob-@topica.com" title="ob-@topica.com">obra</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 19, 2004 11:03 AM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> [OBRA Chat] Portland area road conditions: the gravel!</div> <div><br> </div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2">G<span class="937075118-19012004">oing to open up the discussion here regarding the state of the very roads we commute and train on.</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">I went out in my car this weekend and surveyed my usual training routes and 90% of them have the bike</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">lane or shoulder area where we travel completely covered in that dreaded gravel. I have heard that the city plans to </span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">have it all swept up <em>in time</em> but if it does not interfere with motor vehicle traffic and only endangers cyclists in </span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">their little bike lanes they might not make it a priority. I wonder...will the 13 or so mile stretch of Marine drive even be considered?</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">Will all of Rt 30 to St Helens get a sweep? </span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004"></span></font></font></font></span> </div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">I have only been living in Portland since 98 and riding a bike less than that so I don't know what it was like the </span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">last time we had the snow and ice and gravel. (Was there a last time) How long did it take them to get it cleaned up or</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">was it just a matter of many trashed tires and rain washing it away. Also...is there a way we could </span></font></font></font></span><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">all write letters or make</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">phone calls to the city to get our bike lanes and shoulders cleared up. Of course I could be acting too soon and should just cut our wonderful</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">city some slack and give them at least a few weeks to get organized and get it cleared up.</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004"></span></font></font></font></span> </div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">Thanks All,</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004"></span></font></font></font></span> </div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">Keith Prior</span></font></font></font></span></div> <div><span class="937075118-19012004"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="937075118-19012004">Los Ciclistas</span></font></font></font></span></div> <pre>To respond to the whole group send to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ob-@topica.com">ob-@topica.com</a>. To respond to the list manager send to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ob-@teleport.com">ob-@teleport.com</a> To unsubscribe send to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:obra-uns-@topica.com">obra-uns-@topica.com</a></pre> </blockquote> <pre>To respond to the whole group send to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ob-@topica.com">ob-@topica.com</a>. To respond to the list manager send to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ob-@teleport.com">ob-@teleport.com</a> To unsubscribe send to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:obra-uns-@topica.com">obra-uns-@topica.com</a></pre> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html> --------------030401000800090703030109-- |
