TheseAreNotTheDroids t1_irngze1 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 4:36 PM

Reply to comment by lemony_dewdrops in David B. Fawcett: Pittsburgh is building one of the great linear parks in the world by Closet_Coltrane

Seconded, the bridge to the waterfront flies directly above the GAP but it's not actually feasible* to get there with a bike from Sq Hill

*Edit: feasible in this context means comfortable and safe, not just technically possible

mckills t1_irnmeno wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Browns hill road is the absolute worst. Needs to be rethought with a bike connection

susinpgh t1_irnt1q4 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Well, but can't you get to waterfront from the bridge? You can access the GAP from the Waterfront Mall. Not sure what I'm missing.

TheseAreNotTheDroids t1_iro02ip wrote on October 9, 2022 at 6:41 PM

The bridge itself has a small path to walk on but not a very high wall over the river making it feel unsafe on a bike. The path is also not particularly wide, especially compared to the car lanes. At the end of the bridge you can get down to the waterfront area but you still need to cross quite a few blocks of parking lots and roads before actually getting to the GAP.

I'm not saying it's impossible, just very uncomfortable to do on a bike. In general, people will get to places in ways that are comfortable and feel safe to them, and the current layout of the bridge does not really encourage doing that without a car. If we want to be serious about getting people to go places without cars, it needs to be comfortable and easy to do so for more people

Katnap5 t1_iro16hq wrote on October 9, 2022 at 6:48 PM

Agreed. I went running on it and it felt even narrow as a runner. Also there was a lot of broken glass when I went which was not fun.

susinpgh t1_irouxxj wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:12 PM

Thanks. I use the GAP from Southside frequently, but not from Waterfront. That sounds really sucky.