tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post7250879596954328603..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: Fish Lake TrailJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-44691760679270329082009-04-17T07:10:00.000-07:002009-04-17T07:10:00.000-07:00I Agree in that I love the diversity of the FLT as...I Agree in that I love the diversity of the FLT as it is, if you jump onto it just behind the Sunset Babtist Church at the bottom of the Sunset hill you can get 4 miles of great trail rides in before you get to the paved section. What i like about it is that it gives me a MTB commute from the Silver lake area instead of always being on my road bike. Its such a peaceful and senic route; but I tend to seek out dirt and trails when ever I can. On the flip side we are very fortunate to be in a city that has many opportunities to "hit the trails".<br />Bike onUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273333212063197609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-88965682949869214712007-03-05T13:33:00.000-08:002007-03-05T13:33:00.000-08:00I agree w/you, and I'm going to do my small part i...I agree w/you, and I'm going to do my small part in getting the message out by plastering <A HREF="http://probicycle.com/stickers.html" REL="nofollow">these stickers</A> all over my bike.jim ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161517903295268167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-83618192088635747502007-02-26T07:20:00.000-08:002007-02-26T07:20:00.000-08:00I wouldn't argue against that -- this trail will l...I wouldn't argue against that -- this trail will likely bring more bike tourists to Spokane. <BR/><BR/>The underlying argument there then is that we'll see a return on this money spent -- that it's good for economic development. <BR/><BR/>I say the return on the same money by enabling a greater portion of our population to travel/run errands by bike has the potential to be even huger in terms of economic, health, quality of life, etc returns. For each person running an errand/commuting on a bike instead of a car we are not subsidizing their roadways as heavily; we are not breathing their fumes; we are not sucking up as much fossil fuel. And maybe most importantly, we are interacting in a human scale way with the people in our community when we pass each other on bicycles. <BR/><BR/>I love Spokane and want smart people to come and live here and visit here, but I'm personally not interested in generating a "tourist" destination.<BR/><BR/>Re-reading, I can see that it looks like I don't want more cyclist on the trail. That's poor writing on my part: I'd love to see more folks on the trail. I referred to "non-traffic" in the post, and by that I just mean, non-car-traffic. There's nothing to stop anyone (tourist or not) from hopping on the trail and riding the length as it is. And I'd be very happy to see other folks on that trail.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-72547479051534984462007-02-25T21:04:00.000-08:002007-02-25T21:04:00.000-08:00Paving the Fish Lake Trail will also draw more bic...Paving the Fish Lake Trail will also draw more bicycle tourism to Spokane, allowing touring cyclists to travel from Pasco to Coeur d'Alene on a paved, non-motorized trail. Those cyclists would allow construction costs to be recouped in a matter of years.<BR/><BR/>I can see why you'd mourn more cyclists on this trail though - it's beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/>Larry Lagarde<BR/><A HREF="http://ridethisbike.com/" REL="nofollow">RideTHISbike.com</A><BR/>Urging bicycling for recreation, commuting, health and a better future.Webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679657033851641870noreply@blogger.com