Comments on: Garden City Bike Ban Remains, Court Date Set

By: BC

BC — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:28:04 +0000

Hey Nan,

I do live along the greenbelt (in Eagle) and use my bike to commute to work almost daily. Your statement that “a short 1-2 mile section without bikes doesn’t hurt bikes but helps peds,” is short-sided. Two years ago, directly because of the detours around the dismount zone, I was hit by a car pulling onto State St. This would never have happened if I could have stayed on the greenbelt.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:01:48 +0000

Sorry but i’m beginning to get a bad a attitude for these bikers. Dashing across roads in front of you, acting rude with rude gestures. Not just the guy’s but the ladys are just as bad.

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:42:49 +0000

Eons ago – ok 20 or so years ago I used to love riding along the Green Belt with my two daughters. It was a great place to ride as well as a wonderful opportunity to teach responsible biking to the kids…. be polite, share the space, smile, speak to people as you approach, etc.
Those years are long gone as are the friendly years when I felt safe taking kids with me to ride down Capital Blvd. This may be a sweet, small town to people who have moved here, but they appear to have chosen to change it by forgetting to leave their attitudes where they came from.
I no longer find the Green Belt a nice place to walk or ride a bike (bikers are at fault, too). I would never take my grandkids biking on the major roads. And I don’t like the road owning attitudes of most people wearing their bike gang uniforms as they rudely zip down the roads.
It is no longer my old Boise. Sorry Cyclops, but two wheelers are also to blame.

By: Citizens for an Open Greenbelt

Citizens for an Open Greenbelt — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:07:04 +0000

Dan – Send an email to idahocog@gmail.com and we will send you any and all the court filings but I suspect you would want to see the complaint against GC and their response.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:48:42 +0000

Hey Mouse! There is a real easy-peasy solution to your problem. Buy a bike!!!!

By: Clancy

Clancy — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:38:00 +0000

Dan, Here is the complete works. Lots of history about agreements and settlements.
http://www.idahocog.org/rich_text_4.html

By: Nan Emouse

Nan Emouse — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:39:25 +0000

I don’t live in garden city. I don’t live along the greenbelt. I use the greenbelt and the foothills trails and notice how the bikes don’t care about the pedestrians. I don’t mind sharing the path with bikes but they apparently don’t like to share with peds.

A short 1-2 mile section without bikes doesn’t hurt bikes but helps peds. Can’t have that though can we?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:00:33 +0000

Wow! The term “bicycle path” (paved) is in the conveyance document/agreement and exhibit –

Doesn’t look good for GC.

Any way we can get a look at the complaint that was filed, GC’s answer, and any other publicly filed documents online? Were there any dispository motions/motions for summary judgment filed? Results?

Keep after ’em, and best of luck!

By: James Bond

James Bond — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:46:46 +0000

Never had a problem with a bicyclist, other than perhaps some amatuers, but I’ve had numerous problems with pedestrians who look right at me but apparently don’t see me, pedestrians who suddenly veer as if they are having a spasm, and (my favorite) like 5 to 10 women walking next to each other, like some kind of juggernaut plowing down anything remotely in the path and acting very dismayed if anyone might interfere with their journey. Also, the morons who have those dog leashes that stretch out to like 20 feet (ran right over a few of those).

By: Clancy

Clancy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:13:24 +0000

Garden City’s defense of this will look pretty silly after reading the original agreement. “Bike path” is clearly spelled out.
http://www.idahocog.org/Docs/1980.11.10%20Agreement.pdf

Garden City should settle this quickly as possible as to save face and taxpayer monies.