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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High Cycle Bridge
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:34:41 -0500, Duane
wrote: On 25/11/2015 6:25 AM, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:29:31 +1000, James wrote: On 25/11/15 10:09, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 5:18 PM, James wrote: On 25/11/15 02:24, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 12:17 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: "A new pair of skyscrapers linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge will be built in Copenhagen Harbour with construction due to start in 2016. The unusual new design is the work of New York-based architect Steven Holl and will feature an angled bridge 65m above the water's surface. The bridge needs to be high up in order to allow enough room for cruise ships to safely pass by below. " Article herte: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/skyscraper...164450982.html How innovative!! Finally, cyclists will have a safe place to ride between skyscrapers! See, that's the trouble with North America. The Danes are willing to invest in REAL segregation, separating bicyclists from motor vehicle by over 150 feet of VERTICAL space. But North American traffic engineers still expect cyclists to ride on the ground! And why? Just to save tax money!! You can't expect everyone 8 through 80 to ride on the ground! Only the "strong and fearless" will ever ride on the ground! Smarmy sarcasm aside, yes the Danes are willing to invest in real segregation, separating cyclists from motor vehicles where motor vehicle volume and speeds are such that it makes sense. I'm fine with that segregation where it makes sense. Progress. Trouble is, most of the proposed segregation schemes in the U.S. really don't make sense. Agree, same in Australia. The designers don't seem to have any comprehension of what makes sense and what doesn't, or if they do, there are so many other requirements of the surrounding infrastructure, too many compromises have to be made. I commented on the design of a separated lane proposal for a street in Melbourne. I said the protected lane should continue to a busy intersection, and a separate green phase for bicycles needed to be added, so that cyclists were safe from left hooks and the charge of the light brigade of motorists. The suggestion was squashed with claims of reduced motor traffic throughput. In other areas there are cries from shop owners if you want to remove street parking to make way for a cycle lane. It's all about the car! Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Hmmm. Sounds like a new concept. Here in Canada the head of the party with the majority of seats makes the decisions. The norm is about 30% or registered voters. Parliamentary Democracy. Of course. The 30% who actually vote get to make the rules. While the 70% who didn't bother with all the foolishness and stayed home get to bitch about it :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High Cycle Bridge
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 06:53:08 -0800, sms
wrote: On 11/25/2015 3:25 AM, John B. wrote: snip Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Thank goodness we don't have that system in the U.S.. No, I understand that you live in the "Home of the Free and the Land of the Brave". Or is it the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave"? -- Cheers, John B. |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High Cycle Bridge
On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 6:13:53 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:34:41 -0500, Duane wrote: Snipped Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Hmmm. Sounds like a new concept. Here in Canada the head of the party with the majority of seats makes the decisions. The norm is about 30% or registered voters. Parliamentary Democracy. Of course. The 30% who actually vote get to make the rules. While the 70% who didn't bother with all the foolishness and stayed home get to bitch about it :-) -- Cheers, John B. That's NOT how it works here in Canada john. Of those who vote 30% manage to vote in a government with a majority. The other 70% who voted are SOL FUBAR'd. On top of that the 30% minority get to make the Laws for the 705 majority. Hardly democratic is it? unless like I say, you don't mind democratically elected dictatorships because here in Canada that's what we usually end up with. Cheers |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High CycleBridge
On 11/25/2015 3:54 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 2:31:48 PM UTC-5, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/25/2015 1:53 PM, sms wrote: Snipped Freeways form significant barriers to their crossing, and bridges or underpasses are often miles apart, with former roads cut off into cul-de-sacs. These situations are only minor problems for motorists, but can be big problems for a pedestrian or bicyclist. -- - Frank Krygowski Which is exactly why they're building that bicycle/pedestrian bridge Ilinked to. I's TWO KILOMETERS to the closest bridge from this new bridge. That means it would be 4 kilometers ride to cross that river without the brige = 2 kilometers to the closest bridge and two kilometers back. Well, they're actually not building that "bicycle/pedestrian bridge," as the article explains. The author of the site you linked, and Mikhael Colville-Andersen, both seem to think the plan is extreme and not justified. If the tower in question is supposed to be (partly?) residential, and if that 500m rule exists, it seems more reasonable for the city's zoning department to say "don't build residences there." In my mind, plowing a freeway through a formerly walkable/bikeable city is a different matter. Including bike & ped accommodations should be a minor cost increase. Requiring extremely costly bike access when a new place is built at the end of what's effectively a peninsula seems a different matter. As an alternative, why not a ferry? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High CycleBridge
On 11/25/2015 6:13 PM, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:13:08 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/25/2015 6:25 AM, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:29:31 +1000, James wrote: I commented on the design of a separated lane proposal for a street in Melbourne. I said the protected lane should continue to a busy intersection, and a separate green phase for bicycles needed to be added, so that cyclists were safe from left hooks and the charge of the light brigade of motorists. The suggestion was squashed with claims of reduced motor traffic throughput. In other areas there are cries from shop owners if you want to remove street parking to make way for a cycle lane. It's all about the car! Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Any democracy needs provisions to guarantee that the rights of minorities are not taken away by the majority. What rights are those? The right to smoke dope? Or the right that although we can't afford it we have the right to a mortgage for a big fancy home? Or the one that says we don't have to obey traffic laws if we don't want to? I was thinking about the right to use a public road. Even if you're not using the fastest vehicle on that road. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre HighCycle Bridge
John B. wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:34:41 -0500, Duane wrote: On 25/11/2015 6:25 AM, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:29:31 +1000, James wrote: On 25/11/15 10:09, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 5:18 PM, James wrote: On 25/11/15 02:24, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 12:17 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: "A new pair of skyscrapers linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge will be built in Copenhagen Harbour with construction due to start in 2016. The unusual new design is the work of New York-based architect Steven Holl and will feature an angled bridge 65m above the water's surface. The bridge needs to be high up in order to allow enough room for cruise ships to safely pass by below. " Article herte: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/skyscraper...164450982.html How innovative!! Finally, cyclists will have a safe place to ride between skyscrapers! See, that's the trouble with North America. The Danes are willing to invest in REAL segregation, separating bicyclists from motor vehicle by over 150 feet of VERTICAL space. But North American traffic engineers still expect cyclists to ride on the ground! And why? Just to save tax money!! You can't expect everyone 8 through 80 to ride on the ground! Only the "strong and fearless" will ever ride on the ground! Smarmy sarcasm aside, yes the Danes are willing to invest in real segregation, separating cyclists from motor vehicles where motor vehicle volume and speeds are such that it makes sense. I'm fine with that segregation where it makes sense. Progress. Trouble is, most of the proposed segregation schemes in the U.S. really don't make sense. Agree, same in Australia. The designers don't seem to have any comprehension of what makes sense and what doesn't, or if they do, there are so many other requirements of the surrounding infrastructure, too many compromises have to be made. I commented on the design of a separated lane proposal for a street in Melbourne. I said the protected lane should continue to a busy intersection, and a separate green phase for bicycles needed to be added, so that cyclists were safe from left hooks and the charge of the light brigade of motorists. The suggestion was squashed with claims of reduced motor traffic throughput. In other areas there are cries from shop owners if you want to remove street parking to make way for a cycle lane. It's all about the car! Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Hmmm. Sounds like a new concept. Here in Canada the head of the party with the majority of seats makes the decisions. The norm is about 30% or registered voters. Parliamentary Democracy. Of course. The 30% who actually vote get to make the rules. While the 70% who didn't bother with all the foolishness and stayed home get to bitch about it :-) -- Cheers, I should have said 30% of voters. With 3 or 4 candidates the PM's party usually wins with ~30% of the vote. There are no run offs. -- duane |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre HighCycle Bridge
Phil W Lee wrote:
John B. considered Thu, 26 Nov 2015 06:13:44 +0700 the perfect time to write: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:34:41 -0500, Duane wrote: On 25/11/2015 6:25 AM, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:29:31 +1000, James wrote: On 25/11/15 10:09, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 5:18 PM, James wrote: On 25/11/15 02:24, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 12:17 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: "A new pair of skyscrapers linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge will be built in Copenhagen Harbour with construction due to start in 2016. The unusual new design is the work of New York-based architect Steven Holl and will feature an angled bridge 65m above the water's surface. The bridge needs to be high up in order to allow enough room for cruise ships to safely pass by below. " Article herte: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/skyscraper...164450982.html How innovative!! Finally, cyclists will have a safe place to ride between skyscrapers! See, that's the trouble with North America. The Danes are willing to invest in REAL segregation, separating bicyclists from motor vehicle by over 150 feet of VERTICAL space. But North American traffic engineers still expect cyclists to ride on the ground! And why? Just to save tax money!! You can't expect everyone 8 through 80 to ride on the ground! Only the "strong and fearless" will ever ride on the ground! Smarmy sarcasm aside, yes the Danes are willing to invest in real segregation, separating cyclists from motor vehicles where motor vehicle volume and speeds are such that it makes sense. I'm fine with that segregation where it makes sense. Progress. Trouble is, most of the proposed segregation schemes in the U.S. really don't make sense. Agree, same in Australia. The designers don't seem to have any comprehension of what makes sense and what doesn't, or if they do, there are so many other requirements of the surrounding infrastructure, too many compromises have to be made. I commented on the design of a separated lane proposal for a street in Melbourne. I said the protected lane should continue to a busy intersection, and a separate green phase for bicycles needed to be added, so that cyclists were safe from left hooks and the charge of the light brigade of motorists. The suggestion was squashed with claims of reduced motor traffic throughput. In other areas there are cries from shop owners if you want to remove street parking to make way for a cycle lane. It's all about the car! Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Hmmm. Sounds like a new concept. Here in Canada the head of the party with the majority of seats makes the decisions. The norm is about 30% or registered voters. Parliamentary Democracy. Of course. The 30% who actually vote get to make the rules. While the 70% who didn't bother with all the foolishness and stayed home get to bitch about it :-) You clearly don't understand. We suffer under the same system here in the UK, where the current regime was elected by under 25% of the electorate, and less than 34% of those who actually voted. Under this first-past-the-post scheme of parliamentary "democracy", any vote for a losing candidate is effectively thrown away, and the result is that despite receiving less than 34% of votes cast, the Tories have a majority of seats, and can do as they please, with almost no way of removing them short of a revolution (which they seem to be doing their best to provoke). Exactly. Parliamentary democracy. -- duane |
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Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 6:13:53 PM UTC-5, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:34:41 -0500, Duane wrote: Snipped Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Hmmm. Sounds like a new concept. Here in Canada the head of the party with the majority of seats makes the decisions. The norm is about 30% or registered voters. Parliamentary Democracy. Of course. The 30% who actually vote get to make the rules. While the 70% who didn't bother with all the foolishness and stayed home get to bitch about it :-) -- Cheers, John B. That's NOT how it works here in Canada john. Of those who vote 30% manage to vote in a government with a majority. The other 70% who voted are SOL FUBAR'd. On top of that the 30% minority get to make the Laws for the 705 majority. Hardly democratic is it? unless like I say, you don't mind democratically elected dictatorships because here in Canada that's what we usually end up with. Cheers The US system, though pretty broken lately, at least has some checks and balances. There's no impeachment in Canada. And in the US you actually vote for the president. He's not appointed by the party with the most seats. And the senate is also voted on. In Canada they're appointed for life by the current PM. We call it the senate because "house of lords" sounds bad. -- duane |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High Cycle Bridge
On Thu, 26 Nov 2015 00:41:08 +0000, Phil W Lee
wrote: John B. considered Thu, 26 Nov 2015 06:13:44 +0700 the perfect time to write: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:34:41 -0500, Duane wrote: On 25/11/2015 6:25 AM, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:29:31 +1000, James wrote: On 25/11/15 10:09, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 5:18 PM, James wrote: On 25/11/15 02:24, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/24/2015 12:17 AM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: "A new pair of skyscrapers linked by a pedestrian and cycle bridge will be built in Copenhagen Harbour with construction due to start in 2016. The unusual new design is the work of New York-based architect Steven Holl and will feature an angled bridge 65m above the water's surface. The bridge needs to be high up in order to allow enough room for cruise ships to safely pass by below. " Article herte: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/skyscraper...164450982.html How innovative!! Finally, cyclists will have a safe place to ride between skyscrapers! See, that's the trouble with North America. The Danes are willing to invest in REAL segregation, separating bicyclists from motor vehicle by over 150 feet of VERTICAL space. But North American traffic engineers still expect cyclists to ride on the ground! And why? Just to save tax money!! You can't expect everyone 8 through 80 to ride on the ground! Only the "strong and fearless" will ever ride on the ground! Smarmy sarcasm aside, yes the Danes are willing to invest in real segregation, separating cyclists from motor vehicles where motor vehicle volume and speeds are such that it makes sense. I'm fine with that segregation where it makes sense. Progress. Trouble is, most of the proposed segregation schemes in the U.S. really don't make sense. Agree, same in Australia. The designers don't seem to have any comprehension of what makes sense and what doesn't, or if they do, there are so many other requirements of the surrounding infrastructure, too many compromises have to be made. I commented on the design of a separated lane proposal for a street in Melbourne. I said the protected lane should continue to a busy intersection, and a separate green phase for bicycles needed to be added, so that cyclists were safe from left hooks and the charge of the light brigade of motorists. The suggestion was squashed with claims of reduced motor traffic throughput. In other areas there are cries from shop owners if you want to remove street parking to make way for a cycle lane. It's all about the car! Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Hmmm. Sounds like a new concept. Here in Canada the head of the party with the majority of seats makes the decisions. The norm is about 30% or registered voters. Parliamentary Democracy. Of course. The 30% who actually vote get to make the rules. While the 70% who didn't bother with all the foolishness and stayed home get to bitch about it :-) You clearly don't understand. We suffer under the same system here in the UK, where the current regime was elected by under 25% of the electorate, and less than 34% of those who actually voted. Under this first-past-the-post scheme of parliamentary "democracy", any vote for a losing candidate is effectively thrown away, and the result is that despite receiving less than 34% of votes cast, the Tories have a majority of seats, and can do as they please, with almost no way of removing them short of a revolution (which they seem to be doing their best to provoke). I'm not sure that I completely understand the system you describe but it appears that, in essence, a number of voters ganged (one might say) together and voted for a single party while a large number of others voted here and voted there and thus the cohesive group got their party elected, which, while not, one might say, by a majority of the voters in the country but by a cohesive group that set out to get into power and did it. So what is the alternate? A government elected by a bunch of disorganized people who can't seem to organize themselves to say nothing of a national government? But how so "almost no way of removing them"? Are they elected for life? -- Cheers, John B. |
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New Skyscrapers To Be Linked By Stunning 65-Metre High Cycle Bridge
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:06:06 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 11/25/2015 6:13 PM, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:13:08 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 11/25/2015 6:25 AM, John B. wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:29:31 +1000, James wrote: I commented on the design of a separated lane proposal for a street in Melbourne. I said the protected lane should continue to a busy intersection, and a separate green phase for bicycles needed to be added, so that cyclists were safe from left hooks and the charge of the light brigade of motorists. The suggestion was squashed with claims of reduced motor traffic throughput. In other areas there are cries from shop owners if you want to remove street parking to make way for a cycle lane. It's all about the car! Well yes. It is called "democracy" I think. You know, that silly scheme where the majority get to make the decisions? Any democracy needs provisions to guarantee that the rights of minorities are not taken away by the majority. What rights are those? The right to smoke dope? Or the right that although we can't afford it we have the right to a mortgage for a big fancy home? Or the one that says we don't have to obey traffic laws if we don't want to? I was thinking about the right to use a public road. Even if you're not using the fastest vehicle on that road. But Frank, I've read a number of U.S. Highway Codes and every one I read specifies that a bicycle is a vehicle and that all vehicles have the right to use public highways (excepting of course some restricted access highways). I have also noted that in every one of the codes I read there is an article that specifies that a vehicle shall not impede other traffic. and, I might add, I have observed and participated in moving certain overly wide loads that did impede traffic and in those cases we were required to have a police escort and in one case move between the hours of 23:00 and 03:00 while in the city center.In that particular instance we were also required to hire "consultants" from both the electric and telephone companies to ensure that we didn't knock down any wires. Does only having only two wheels somehow change things? -- Cheers, John B. |
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