Originally Posted by
Neil G.
Entering the city proper from the west (the "Maywood" route) will take you through some not-so-great neighborhoods, but as long as you're sensible there shouldn't be anything to be concerned about.
Neil
As you can see from my aviator I live near the trail head of the Praire Path, ie the Maywood part of the"Maywood route". I commute on it frequently. The sketcher part is from 25th St. east to 1St Ave, about 2.5 miles or so. I have never had a problem although after dark I get off of the path at that point and stick to a well travelled, well lit streets like Madison St. The good news is that it only takes about 20 minutes or so to get through it. The bad news is that in that area it is a paved path that has a continous stream of broken glass on it, although I have not had a flat in 2 1/2 years with my Schawlbe Marathon Pluses. If you did flat in that area it might not be a bad idea just to walk the bike forward or backwards a mile or so to change it.