Posted by cathy on Nov 28 2011
Tags: bike lanes, Champlain Bridge, Lake Champlain, sidewalks
The day after Thanksgiving my husband and I decided to drive down to Chimney Point and walk across the new Champlain Bridge which opened a few weeks ago, replacing the 1929 bridge that was condemned as unsafe a little over 2 years ago. The new bridge arches over this narrow point in Lake [...]
Posted by Chapin on Nov 07 2011
Tags: Advocacy, Bicycling, Crown Point Bridge, New York, shoulders, sidewalks, Vermont
Thanks to the efforts of advocates and the commitment of state officials, the Crown Point bridge opened today with shoulders for cyclists and a sidewalk for pedestrians!
The picture on the right is the previous bridge where the shoulders disappeared once you got on the bridge. There were no sidewalks.
Contrast that with today, with over 100 [...]
