Dunno if I'd be happy if the city banned parking on my side of the street for a bike path. I'd like to think so. I enjoy bike riding and generally support any effort by our progressive city to create, extend, and connect bike trails. I realize a proposal to eliminate parking on the east side of 15th, between Sherman Avenue and the interstate, is an inconvenience to the adjacent residents. But it would provide protection for bike riders as well as students walking to and from Lakes Middle School. The concept, according to Tom Hasslinger/CdA Press, is to eliminate the parking for a mile of 15th Street and paint bike lanes for both directions of bike traffic. I occasionally ride along 15th, north of the freeway, where the roadway is wider or marked for bikes. But I avoid the southern part of 15th as too dangerous. The City Council and Bicycle Advisory Committee will catch some static for this proposal. But it is a necessary step for bikers looking for a safe route to Sherman Avenue and maybe out to the eastern end of the Centennial Trail.

Question: How would you rate the access to bike trails in your community?