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Excellent post Dan. To echo C. P. Zillacus's comment, the trail along Rt. 29 is really a north-south connection for bicyclists and serves little east-west purpose. The state decreed it to be part of the ICC trail because the ICC trail (such as it is) is along Fairland Rd west of 29 and along Briggs Chaney Rd. east of 29, and needs to follow Rt. 29 in between. But it isn't likely to get much use as part of the ICC trail because the ICC trail on Fairland Rd (which isn't even built yet) and Briggs Chaney Rd are sorry excuses for bike trails, the Rt. 29 portion is a big detour for anyone trying to use the ICC trail for transportation, and the rest of the ICC trail has huge gaps. The detour aspect is somewhat mitigated by the fact the Rt. 29 trail is quick, having no signals or anything else to slow you down.

As a north-south trail, the part along Rt. 29 under the ICC is great, but it's usefulness is limited by the fact it really get you very far. To travel along Rt. 29 for any distance on a bike you have to use a combination of roads, bike lanes, paths, and scary sidewalks. A mile of path in the midst of that isn't going to get any recreational use at all.

by Jack Cochrane on Jun 29, 2012 5:20 pm • link • report

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