And that one block, zigging, door zone bike lane is a slap in the
face from the mayor and city council to all Oahu cyclist. Especially
those cyclist like John who worked very hard on a very good plan for
the entire Young Street route.


--- In hawaiibicyclists@yahoogroups.com, "John W" <opeapea@...> wrote:
> Check out http://www.honolulu.gov/dts/bikeway/ to view Honolulu's
> bicycle master plan. This is the vision you are talking about. We
> put a lot of work into this years ago. I think a one block bike
lane
> on Young Street is about all that was ever implemented. It is still
> the official "Bicycle Master Plan" so it is not lack of vision - it
is
> lack of political will to act on the vision. Perhaps the recently
> passed Charter Amendment will help but I suspect I'll be a very old
> man before I see much of it actually built.
>
> Don't put off your riding waiting for this to happen. The best
thing
> you can do to enhance your cycling enjoyment is read John
Forrester's
> "Effective Cycling" and learn to ride safely and "effectively" on
the
> roads we have. Most of the time I find cycling here enjoyable in
> spite of less than perfect conditions. Contrary to what most people
> think, most of the barriers to enjoying cycling here are
psychological.
>
> - John
>