tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post35782143303396236..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: City In Talks About Route Favored By BicyclistsJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-51676651943239739482010-08-30T13:06:49.913-07:002010-08-30T13:06:49.913-07:00I believe this bridge is the same site featured in...I believe this bridge is the same site featured in the Spokesman's recent article about the "boy aviator" who crash landed and died in Spokane:<br /><br />http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/aug/24/historys-wingman/<br /><br />The guy featured in the piece wants to do a memorial there. What better memorial than a refurbished bike/ped bridge named after the aviator? The gentlement's contact info was featured in the print edition but I don't see it online.Jon Snyderhttp://www.outtheremonthly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-9901797827408338042010-08-27T09:04:57.381-07:002010-08-27T09:04:57.381-07:00The feeling I'm getting from the City is that ...The feeling I'm getting from the City is that BNSF considers it beyond rehabilitating so won't talk numbers.SRTC Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-81017765948535333722010-08-27T08:39:26.448-07:002010-08-27T08:39:26.448-07:00what would it take to make the ol' bridge stru...what would it take to make the ol' bridge structurally sound for peds/bikes?rorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-60890431081111552152010-08-26T18:50:53.033-07:002010-08-26T18:50:53.033-07:00Sorry SRTC- the DOT's/COG's move faster th...Sorry SRTC- the DOT's/COG's move faster than the branches of gov't that I typically work with . . . much faster. . . and I shouldn't mention them for fear of angering them.Maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-1482285107303437072010-08-26T16:26:02.036-07:002010-08-26T16:26:02.036-07:00This bridge is on my favorite route that we added ...This bridge is on <a href="http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2008/02/important-route.html" rel="nofollow">my favorite route</a> that we added to the MBP. We made a point of putting the Fiske bridge on the plan to save it.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-44704684354272251332010-08-26T14:27:33.314-07:002010-08-26T14:27:33.314-07:00Speaking from experience Max, I'd say it's...Speaking from experience Max, I'd say it's actually SLOWER than government. As a government worker, my favorite saying is, 'Moving at the speed of government,' but even that doesn't apply in this case.SRTC Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-3032464539434989522010-08-26T12:03:56.022-07:002010-08-26T12:03:56.022-07:00I worked on purchasing a 40' x 20' parcel,...I worked on purchasing a 40' x 20' parcel, 1/2 of a left over right of way from an old spur in the middle of the city not connected to any other rights of way and it was a year long process. . .for 800sqft. The folks at BNSF are nice, but I have to compare it to a federal agency in its level of serious bureaucracy.maxnoreply@blogger.com