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Cyclists, motorists, pedestrians experience new University Avenue

Friday, August 24, 2012, By Kathleen Haley
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Most mornings you can find Steve Morris cycling from his home on the West Side of 黑料不打烊 to the bike shop he and his wife own on Westcott Street in the University neighborhood. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good way to wake up鈥攇et the blood flowing,鈥 says Morris, a 2007 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduate.

During a recent commute, however, he bypassed his usual Genesee Street route and went pedaling up University Avenue鈥攃limbing up the hill. But that wasn鈥檛 such a bad thing.

The recently completed University Avenue bike lane from Genesee Street to Waverly Avenue, with its divided, green-reflective path, made the detour seem like a breeze. 鈥淚t felt a little bit easier than I remember,鈥 says Morris who owns Mello Velo Bicycle Shop with his wife, Sara 鈥07. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if it was just in my head or maybe the fact that it鈥檚 separate from the cars that made me feel a little more at ease.鈥

Cyclists and drivers will find University Avenue friendlier both because of its new bike lane and conversion back to a two-way traffic pattern, features that are part of making the practical and accommodating to the community, as well as an attractive new streetscape.

鈥淭he Corridor is a metaphor for connecting the University with the downtown area, but at the same time, it is a major civic project that embodies smart growth, sustainability and place-making,鈥 says 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Community Engagement and Economic Development director, Linda Dickerson Hartsock. 鈥淭he idea of a complete streetscape approach was to increase multi-modal access and mobility, whether for bikes, walking, buses or cars.鈥

University Avenue reopened as a two-way street in July, and the bike path鈥攆rom East Genesee Street to Waverly Avenue鈥攐pened in early August. The avenue, which welcomes back the , also includes new streetscape features and green infrastructure, including new paving, granite curbing, landscaping, brick pavers, lighting, parking, bike racks, benches and bus pull-outs. A celebration will be held in October to officially mark the new University Avenue streetscape.

The work continues, with the bike lane extension along East Genesee to Almond Street to be completed by the middle of October, continuing across the city during phases two and three of the corridor project as it connects to The Warehouse.

Robert Doucette G鈥76, G鈥83 has also taken advantage of the new bike route on occasion to get from his University neighborhood home to his downtown offices. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really a beautiful street,鈥 says Doucette of Paramount Realty, who has been involved in the city鈥檚 urban preservation and the development of such areas as Armory Square. 鈥淚t shows what a modern street can and should look like鈥攁 street that addresses people on foot, on bikes and in cars and all sharing that space.鈥

Doucette would like to see a whole network of bike lanes throughout the city鈥攕omething the city is working on in , just released in July. 鈥淵ou still have to be careful at intersections,鈥 he says. 鈥淏ut I鈥檓 sure for people who don鈥檛 feel as comfortable riding a bike on a city street, this bike lane system provides a level of safety that would encourage them.鈥

The new bike lane raises awareness that bikes are a serious means of transportation, especially when 40 percent of average trips are less than a mile from a person鈥檚 home, a fact that Steve and Sara Morris note on their . The couple is also actively engaged in the growing cycling culture in Central New York, organizing road rides. 鈥淎 lot of people think that they are just for riding at Onondaga Lake Park and that they don鈥檛 belong in the streets, so to have this new bike lane dedicated for cycling is pretty cool,鈥 Steve Morris says.

Another misconception Morris hopes will be dispelled is that a bike lane is pointless in the face of a Central New York winter. 鈥淢ontreal has the most well-developed bike system I鈥檝e ever seen鈥攁nd it鈥檚 colder than 黑料不打烊,鈥 he says.

Hartsock agrees. 鈥淕reat Canadian cities鈥攕uch as Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal鈥攈ave vibrant four-season bike communities,鈥 she says. 鈥淭hese kinds of urban amenities are part of creating places that attract and retain our best and brightest.鈥

Check out the at the Connective Corridor Facebook page.

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Kathleen Haley

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