tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post2480832648657934639..comments2023-11-05T01:50:47.040-07:00Comments on Bike Commute Tips Blog: Trails Serve More Than RecreationPaul Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893190816290007375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-79807884536520844182008-03-12T11:51:00.000-07:002008-03-12T11:51:00.000-07:00"If there were a bike trail along the Long Island ..."If there were a bike trail along the Long Island sound, or even the one proposed for the Greenway along the Merritt Parkway, it would be a phenomenal boost - and I would imagine it would not be long before there was congestion on the bike trail!"<BR/><BR/>I agree wholeheartedly. I’m new to Connecticut and for a couple of weeks now, I’ve been trying to figure out how to commute by bike from Hamden to Sacred Heart University (Bridgeport/Fairfield), where I work as a librarian. I initially thought about biking to the New Haven train station, catching the Metro-North to Bridgeport, and then biking up to campus. That would be a 16 mile, round-trip commute (with a 20 min train ride). This, however, won’t work, as the Metro-North does not allow bikes on the train during peak hours (the same hours that potential bike commuters would need to be on the train…if only we had a couple of those bike cars I saw on trains all over Europe).<BR/>I think I might try the 25 mile morning commute to work and then catch the last non-peak train home…which would mean a total of 33 miles for my commute. The major problem is the route to work. If there were a trail along the Long Island Sound or something along the Merritt, things would be great. Instead, there are only three ways over the Housatonic: the Merritt, I-95, and Highway 1. I guess it’s Highway 1.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851030858206551425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-63459401651020311302008-02-11T05:07:00.000-08:002008-02-11T05:07:00.000-08:00Jodi Rell, the Governor of CT, is pressing to have...Jodi Rell, the Governor of CT, is pressing to have the current DOT split into two entities - one for highway and one for mass transit and other forms of transportation. Currently it is widely recognized that the current DOT is focused only on highways. Now is the time for CT bike commuters to write letters and get involved in order to help influence what may shake out as monies are allocated in a new transportation organization.<BR/><BR/>Living in lower Fairfield County has many benefits, but bike commuting is a very dangerous task here. On my 15 mile each way commute there are no sections of trails. Because this is an "old" part of the country, most of the roads were built around farms and geography like hills and streams, so there are few parallel roads for alternate routes away from heavy traffic areas. If there were a bike trail along the Long Island sound, or even the one proposed for the Greenway along the Merritt Parkway, it would be a phenomenal boost - and I would imagine it would not be long before there was congestion on the bike trail!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083810301678217475noreply@blogger.com