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For you Omahans and any others who might be interested, there is a new forum to discuss the conditions of the MUPS in Omaha. It is: https://www.omahatrails.com/Forum The forum is desperately in need of warm bodies.
The site also has detailed maps of the area trails.
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The site also has detailed maps of the area trails.
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The OmahaTrails forum does not include Lincoln. I did a quick google search and did not find any trail forums for Lincoln. It would be nice. I think Lincoln has a nice trail system.
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There's no forum, but there is a web site. Does that help?
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There are few blogs related to Lincoln cyclists. This one seems to cover a lot of mtb trail issues:
https://jedionabike.blogspot.com
https://jedionabike.blogspot.com
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has anyone done the new 'Turner Trail' section yet? it just opened....
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IMO the publicity for it is much ado about little.
https://www.unomaha.edu/recadmin/trai...railReport.pdf
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Seems if all you want to do is recreational riding, the Omaha trails are ok. If you ever want to get somewhere in particular, especially east to west, or in my case, West to East- you are out of luck. I believe they would have more success getting bikes off the sidewalk and putting in bike lanes. My nominations, "L Street or Pacific"
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Turner Park Trial? I rode on it by accident just before it opened a couple weeks ago. It's just a very short glorified half-mile sidewalk from about Farnam to Leavenworth... where it leaves you with about 6 or 8 blocks on the busy street along Leavenworth to get to the Field Club Trail (1.5 miles), which does not connect with anything yet.
IMO the publicity for it is much ado about little.
https://www.unomaha.edu/recadmin/trai...railReport.pdf
IMO the publicity for it is much ado about little.
https://www.unomaha.edu/recadmin/trai...railReport.pdf
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Seems if all you want to do is recreational riding, the Omaha trails are ok. If you ever want to get somewhere in particular, especially east to west, or in my case, West to East- you are out of luck. I believe they would have more success getting bikes off the sidewalk and putting in bike lanes. My nominations, "L Street or Pacific"
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sent in a question about one of the trails- and got a Not valid address ..did submit a comment on the design of the connector trail between West Papio North and 144th St Trail.
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I have tried communicating with them and also got nothing. It isn't actually clear who is esponsible for the website.
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Try this email address...
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This year- once we get back to riding weather, I'm going to try the bike commute from West O, 166 and Pacific, via Pacific. riding on the road. Still working out the route after Elmwood Park, but it looks like picking up Levenworth on the inbound route. Not that I don't like bike trails, but I used to bike commute a lot, and it seems the best way is to be another vehicle on the road, not a bike path. Additionally, is there any way to complain about whoever did the crossings? they seem to be designed for kids on tricycles going slow, not bike riders. Some are nearly impossible to make on a tandem! Of note, it also seems the crossings are behind the light actuators in the street, making it a very touchy situation for bike riders.
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... Additionally, is there any way to complain about whoever did the crossings? they seem to be designed for kids on tricycles going slow, not bike riders. Some are nearly impossible to make on a tandem! Of note, it also seems the crossings are behind the light actuators in the street, making it a very touchy situation for bike riders.
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What crossings are you guys referring to? Bridges and such? If so, keep in mind that some of those fixes can cost hundreds of thousands of bucks. Thus they may not run right out and fix them... but if people bring it up, it may get on a list for long-term planning. A list of known "design issues" might be a good idea. PM me if you want to know who to contact.
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I am talking about ordinary street intersections. Many of them now have new "wheel chair" ramps that have the rough (raised circles of concrete about 2(?) inches in diameter) surface for traction. The problem for me is that they are relatively narrow and have a sharp drop off on the sides. I need to approach them straight on in order to keep from dragging a derailleur. They are often turned at the wrong angle for this or are too close -- for my long trike -- to a traffic light pole or some other obstruction. It presents no problem for someone in a wheel chair or a short bike, just for my monster.
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What crossings are you guys referring to? Bridges and such? If so, keep in mind that some of those fixes can cost hundreds of thousands of bucks. Thus they may not run right out and fix them... but if people bring it up, it may get on a list for long-term planning. A list of known "design issues" might be a good idea. PM me if you want to know who to contact.
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street crossings at intersections-
What crossings are you guys referring to? Bridges and such? If so, keep in mind that some of those fixes can cost hundreds of thousands of bucks. Thus they may not run right out and fix them... but if people bring it up, it may get on a list for long-term planning. A list of known "design issues" might be a good idea. PM me if you want to know who to contact.
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I'm going to guess that Public Works is in charge of that kind of thing... and it's the old story. They are only used to thinking about cars and pedestrians/wheelchairs. Planning for bikes is too much for them and there is not the political will to force a change in that. Trails are parks and recreation. Anything else... well good luck.
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Are you riders monitoring the Omaha-Lincoln Bike path? Is the trail done to Schramm ? thru Springfield all the way to the Lied Bridge? Anyone ever ridden that trail?
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I dunno, I have not heard of any completion on the trail. I did ride Highway 6 down to Lincoln a couple weeks ago. It served as a good route.