Comments on: Bike Unfriendly Place of the Week: The Democratic National Convention http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: E. Anne http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 E. Anne Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:15:49 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/#comment-2147 You're quite the glass-half-empty sort of person. I live (and ride) in Denver and I've never seen so many bikes around town as I did at the DNC -- and I'm not even counting the 1000 Freewheelin ones. We have "sharrow" lanes on many of our downtown streets and new ones have been added every time I ride there. Yes, we could use more bike racks. But Bike Denver provided temporary racks all over the place for the DNC, and my understanding was there was to be parking for 3000 bikes at a park two blocks from Invesco Field. Do you get paid to whine, or what? I call this progress. You’re quite the glass-half-empty sort of person. I live (and ride) in Denver and I’ve never seen so many bikes around town as I did at the DNC — and I’m not even counting the 1000 Freewheelin ones. We have “sharrow” lanes on many of our downtown streets and new ones have been added every time I ride there. Yes, we could use more bike racks. But Bike Denver provided temporary racks all over the place for the DNC, and my understanding was there was to be parking for 3000 bikes at a park two blocks from Invesco Field. Do you get paid to whine, or what? I call this progress.

]]> By: Bekka http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Bekka Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:39:28 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/#comment-1908 Can't pretty much anything potentially be used for a bomb though? (i.e. car bombs, suicide bombs, etc.) It makes more sense if the area is closed down except to pedestrians. And I would imagine that there would be a security check point for people as well. I think security nightmares like this are probably flat out unfriendly for everybody. Can’t pretty much anything potentially be used for a bomb though? (i.e. car bombs, suicide bombs, etc.) It makes more sense if the area is closed down except to pedestrians. And I would imagine that there would be a security check point for people as well. I think security nightmares like this are probably flat out unfriendly for everybody.

]]> By: Not the original A.T. http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-1906 Not the original A.T. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:17:49 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/#comment-1906 Note to Alex: That was my original thought. It sounds like a bad movie. "Bicycle Ninja and the flying spokes of death" Note to Alex: That was my original thought.

It sounds like a bad movie.
“Bicycle Ninja and the flying spokes of death”

]]> By: Brian http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 Brian Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:28:55 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/#comment-1903 I think it has to do more with the potential of a bike being used as a bomb, see the following: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hBs4SJSzs3Nd12XF8LSHkibQfMGQ http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011788669 I think it has to do more with the potential of a bike being used as a bomb,
see the following:

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hBs4SJSzs3Nd12XF8LSHkibQfMGQ

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011788669

]]> By: Alex Thompson http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 Alex Thompson Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:20:36 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/#comment-1902 N.T.O.A.T. Loving the post moniker. If I was secret service, I would look at the similarity between a pipe, and a frame tube, and that would be my concern. N.T.O.A.T.

Loving the post moniker.

If I was secret service, I would look at the similarity between a pipe, and a frame tube, and that would be my concern.

]]> By: Not the original A.T. http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 Not the original A.T. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/08/bike-unfriendly-place-of-the-week-the-democratic-national-convention/#comment-1901 Just for clarification, I believe once you get into the Pepsi Center grounds, no vehicles are allowed, including bikes. Ped only zone. Of course, that doesn't really answer the questions about if and how bicycles can be a threat. Just for clarification, I believe once you get into the Pepsi Center grounds, no vehicles are allowed, including bikes. Ped only zone.

Of course, that doesn’t really answer the questions about if and how bicycles can be a threat.

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