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Ride your Bike to Work day 05/14/2009

Submitted by jtackett on Thu, 2009-05-14 10:49

Just wanted to say thanks to all those that made this years Ride Your Bike to work day a success. Left the East Point MARTA station with 2 other riders at 6:25am and headed up Main Street towards Atlanta. Traffic seemed surprising lite and we got to West end at about 6:45am. There one of the riders dropped off and hopped onto MARTA.

We continued up into Atlanta, along Peters St (Castelberry Hills) and then onto Peachtree St for the ride north. We arrived at 5 Points about 7:05am. I lost the other cyclists who headed down Edgewood toward L5P. Just a note to the Downtown TMA for future events.. the energizer station at 5 Points needs to open at 7am, not 8am. Most folks need to be in office by 8am.

Earth Day BeltLine Bike Tour

Submitted by jtackett on Mon, 2009-04-27 18:49

For those that missed this years Earth Day Beltline Bike Tour you missed a great ride. The weather was perfect for a ride. And the support from the Whole Foods, ABC, Piedmont Park and Beltline.group was fantastic.

As someone who lives on the south side of Atlanta, I welcome any ride in my "neck of the woods." But I will have to admit that I was unaware of the West End Trail. Though the trail is short in distance it is a start to what will hopefully be a bicyclists, and walkers oasis.

I enjoyed seeing parts of Atlanta that I had never seen before. Some were good and some were not so good. But the potential the Beltline can bring is evident. And one can see where the urban renewal has already stared, especially on the area near Piedmont Park and the Old 4th Ward.

Are cyclists more friendly? Your thoughts ..

Submitted by jtackett on Wed, 2008-10-01 09:22

This weekend I did my first 3 Gap/6 Gap ride in Dahlonega. I have never taken a bike out that that type of terrain, but I had a great time. It was during the ride that my brain started to ponder the question, "Are cyclists more friendly?"

Is MARTA really SMARTA for cyclists?

Submitted by jtackett on Fri, 2008-08-22 11:11

I have been riding my bike and using MARTA for a little over 3 years now. What started as a way to exercise has turned into a way of life in regards to my commute to and from work (as well as other activities in my life.) But during those 3 years I have often questioned whether or not MARTA was supportive of cyclists. So I decided to do some research over the web and see how MARTA compare to other transit systems. The links to all the sites I used are at the end of the post.

BIKE LANE CHANGE - 17th ST Bridge - Atlantic Station - UPDATE

Submitted by jtackett on Wed, 2008-08-06 20:13

Just a followup to my post concerning the 17th Street bridge and the bike lane.

1) I have been told that the DOT has blacked out the lane in question on the bridge - I will confirm that on Friday when I ride through.

2) As you know, I was ticketed for "failure to maintain my lane." and had a court date today August 6th. The judge dismissed the charges against me and the driver of the vehicle stating, "that this was a matter for the civil courts to decide, not the criminal court." So at least I did not get any points against my record.

BIKE LANE CHANGE - 17th ST Bridge - Atlantic Station

Submitted by jtackett on Mon, 2008-07-28 18:36

All cyclists in the Atlantic Station Area

Be aware of the bike lane change / removal as you crossover the 17th St bridge leaving Atlantic Station toward Spring St and West Peachtree. Apparently the city or GaDOT have removed part of the bike lane as there is now 2 right turn lanes available for motorist to turn onto Spring.

The problem is that they did a poor job of removing the lane markers so you may think the lane still exists. And then they did not remove any of the lane markers going through the intersection itself. (See picture.)

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