tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post7332075941200077161..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: On the Other SideCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-44685730923190243312010-07-09T14:06:58.594-04:002010-07-09T14:06:58.594-04:00cycler, those photos of the boston side of the riv...cycler, those photos of the boston side of the river are so nice, that i'm going to take the boston side of the path on an extended ride home tonight.somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-49179847374474367582010-07-09T12:48:00.560-04:002010-07-09T12:48:00.560-04:00@cris - the cherry blossoms drifing across one'...@cris - the cherry blossoms drifing across one's path is sooo lovely. I can imagine I'm in some odd anime: Baiku Raideru- Shuuino Burizu.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542610063092732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-7943498063543143632010-07-09T11:44:48.012-04:002010-07-09T11:44:48.012-04:00odd, I don't ride the river that often, but wh...odd, I don't ride the river that often, but when I do, I tend to prefer the Boston side because I find the Mem Drive side to be too narrow and crowded. The Esplanade feels like a genuine multi-use pathway, but the Mem Drive path feels like a sidewalk that's been split between pedestrians and cyclists, even more so when one passes MIT and enters Kendall Sq with that awfully tight little sidewalk between Mem Drive and the water. I agree that the sidewalk between the BU dock and Western Ave. is not ideal either, but it somehow has never been as crowded for me as the MIT section of Mem Drive was.<br /><br />I'm not a fan of using the footbridges either, and normally when I want to ride the Esplanade, I'll usually come in via North Station and join up at the base of the Museum of Science bridge. <br /><br />It's nice to ride along the Esplanade in early spring when the cherry blossoms bloom and scatter along your path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-23420714393380957292010-07-09T11:12:53.584-04:002010-07-09T11:12:53.584-04:00lovely pictorial of the "Boston" side of...lovely pictorial of the "Boston" side of the CRBP... I tend to like that side better simply because there are not as many stops and starts due to car cross-traffic as there is on the Cambridge side.Astroluc (Find me on Tumblr and Instagram @Astroluc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02035410750985093621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-73705363318884491952010-07-08T23:50:38.376-04:002010-07-08T23:50:38.376-04:00Thanks so much for sharing that ride in photos! I...Thanks so much for sharing that ride in photos! I have a friend visiting Boston as I write - they are feeling the heat almost as much there as we do in Houston.<br /><br />:) LauraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897650576801416286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-48944965913098986622010-07-08T23:29:47.413-04:002010-07-08T23:29:47.413-04:00I ride the Boston side every day (from River to Da...I ride the Boston side every day (from River to Dartmouth/Arlington) - but I intend to check out the alternate path to my work by South Station via the Longfellow (and thus the Cambridge side soon). I don't like the Cambridge side because it just feels rougher to me - the blocks on of the sidewalk have a ke-clunk-ke-clunk pattern that annoys me.<br /><br />Also, pardon me for finger-wagging, the _foot_bridges are for pedestrian use only; most of them have signs saying to walk bikes. I wish they were designed for riding - but they don't seem to be (especially the Arthur Fiedler with its 4 hairpin blind corners). The signage is inconsistent and largely ignored however.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542610063092732068noreply@blogger.com