[sound of my head exploding]Yeah, apparently I'm not yet sufficiently anti-car.
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[sound of my head exploding]Yeah, apparently I'm not yet sufficiently anti-car.
That's what most traffic does anyways, based on the traffic counts and matched with anecdotal observation. The Parkway is a de-facto extension of 50th St. I keep hearing motorists who dislike having to drive the curvy segment near Washburn. I drive that segment all the time, and it's not bad. It's just you often have to go 25-30 MPH (which is, good?) instead of 35-40 MPH as most people do on 50th west of Lyndale.Not that I particularly care how people re-route, but that seems like a trip that would be particularly well-suited to just divert to 50th at the first barrier.
Same ... frequently take parkway between Lynnhurst and Nokomis even though 62 is faster. It is worth the extra 4 minutes.My dad takes the parkway coming from Highland Park in St. Paul to my sister's at Lyndale & 54th. These changes will almost certainly push him to 62. One anecdote, for sure, but I don't think it's so unusual.
Biked through last night during rush hour and was surprised at the extended flow of eastbound traffic "turning" to stay on the Parkway. Meanwhile, a westbound car was trying to turn left onto 50th, which stopped traffic in that direction and was helpful for me trying to cross to continue on the trail. A lady in convertible trying to turn left off of 50th was offended on my behalf that the eastbound cars were not yielding to my crossing.That's what most traffic does anyways, based on the traffic counts and matched with anecdotal observation. The Parkway is a de-facto extension of 50th St. I keep hearing motorists who dislike having to drive the curvy segment near Washburn. I drive that segment all the time, and it's not bad. It's just you often have to go 25-30 MPH (which is, good?) instead of 35-40 MPH as most people do on 50th west of Lyndale.
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