The only thing I can say that is if you read the Cap Times website regularly, you will notice that the comments sections of ANY articles are filled with rude, derogatory comments targeted towards the contents of any article: anti-UW, anti-liberal, anti-conservative, anti-bike, anti-car, anti-state, etc. I try not to read them, for one, because they give a very negative impression of the city, and two, 9 out of ten times they are not particularly thought-provoking or reasoned.

That neighborhood is a very difficult neighborhood to ride in. The roads have a very high crown, there are the traffic calming devices, the roads are narrow, and it's quite hilly (hence the name University Heights). I imagine the true fault may lay in the design of this older, not designed for cars, neighborhood. Best wishes to the cyclist.