View Poll Results: Does your MUP get plowed in the winter?
No
50
56.18%
Yes
29
32.58%
See my comments in thread
10
11.24%
Voters: 89. You may not vote on this poll
Does your MUP get plowed?
11-13-08, 02:16 PM
#27
Belt drive!
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Posts: 2,614
Bikes: 2011 Trek Soho DLX
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Wow. 15 to 15 (at this time.) Burlington frickin' Vermont, with a scenery-laden tourist magnet of a MUP. They spent 5 million building a MUP bridge over a river, and they can't throw out a few bucks every year so people can continue to ride (and walk) on it. It's one of my sore spots. I could rant for hours. Lots of people want it plowed, but the city has all sorts of excuses.
Granted it does need some pavement upgrades, but they could run a sidewalk blower over it easily.
Granted it does need some pavement upgrades, but they could run a sidewalk blower over it easily.
11-13-08, 02:49 PM
#28
********
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 159
Bikes: Bianchi, Trek, Another Trek, Raleigh, Fuji and Santana and another Santana
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I'm waiting to see. Maybe someone knows. Minneapolis, along St Anthony Parkway, north of 29th ave, And along the west bank of the river between 34th ave and 694.
11-13-08, 03:22 PM
#30
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: A Coffin Called Earth. or Toronto, ON
Posts: 12,257
Bikes: Bianchi, Miyata, Dahon, Rossin
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
5 Posts
no plowing at all on the mups up here.
__________________
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
11-13-08, 03:25 PM
#31
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 8,101
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 52 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 17 Times
in
13 Posts
Anyway, the MUP along West River Road through downtown is definitely plowed and I'm pretty sure it is all the way SE towards Minnehaha Falls. It might still be closed under the new 35W bridge though.
In my experience, the MUPs are generally plowed in Minneapolis but they may not plow both the pedestrian and the cycling sections, though they do in at least some places.
IMHO they do a better job on the MUPs than they do the streets.
Last edited by tjspiel; 11-13-08 at 05:43 PM.
11-13-08, 03:46 PM
#32
on your left.
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Posts: 1,802
Bikes: Scott SUB 30, Backtrax MTB
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yep. the MUP that connects our town with the next gets plowed for about 3.5 miles, then when it leaves our city limits it dosen't. It's not your average follow the side of the road MUP, it cuts across cow pastures and woods. It's pretty vital for a lot of college students and the rest of the lower emissions public, as it provides a much more direct and safer route than the roads.
11-13-08, 05:39 PM
#34
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Outside..somewhere
Posts: 433
Bikes: Fuji, Specialized, Cannondale, Columbia
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
As our MUP is paved only on one side yes for the paved portion and no for the other. This allows for snow shoe and cross country skiing activities as well as biking etc.
11-13-08, 06:09 PM
#35
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Jose (Willow Glen) Ca
Posts: 9,854
Bikes: Kirk Custom JK Special, '84 Team Miyata,(dura ace old school) 80?? SR Semi-Pro 600 Arabesque
Mentioned: 107 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2342 Post(s)
Liked 2,843 Times
in
1,548 Posts
No, But the last time in snowed at street level here was 1998....so my response really doesn't count for much
11-13-08, 06:43 PM
#37
Plays in traffic
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 6,971
Bikes: 1996 Litespeed Classic, 2006 Trek Portland, 2013 Ribble Winter/Audax, 2016 Giant Talon 4
Mentioned: 21 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 76 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 14 Times
in
9 Posts
Here they leave them unplowed for the XC skiers. And yet, the XC ski tracks I see are parallel to the MUP or crossing it. Never traveling on it.
11-13-08, 06:59 PM
#39
Infamous Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ohio
Posts: 24,360
Bikes: Surly Big Dummy, Fuji World, 80ish Bianchi
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times
in
3 Posts
I remember one time, at band camp, the MUP got pretty plowed when the counselors busted me drinking a bottle of Cuervo and dumped it out on the path. I hear that MUP has been bumming loose change from those that use it ever since. 
Happy now?
Happy now?
__________________
"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
11-13-08, 07:50 PM
#42
Not safe for work
MUPs don't get plowed at all. Heck, the bike lanes will be filled with snow after the roads are plowed.
Last winter the snow on the MUPs didn't melt until May. I'm hoping for a dry winter.
Last winter the snow on the MUPs didn't melt until May. I'm hoping for a dry winter.
11-13-08, 07:50 PM
#43
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: College Park, MD
Posts: 535
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
(stops laughing 10 minutes later)
our city plowing the MUPs?
they barely half-assedly plow half of the streets here, I think suggesting that they plow the MUPs would send them into a 20-minute fit of laughter.
good thing we generally only get snow for 1-2 weeks in the dead of winter here.
(stops laughing 10 minutes later)
our city plowing the MUPs?
they barely half-assedly plow half of the streets here, I think suggesting that they plow the MUPs would send them into a 20-minute fit of laughter.
good thing we generally only get snow for 1-2 weeks in the dead of winter here.
11-13-08, 07:56 PM
#44
----
mine gets plowed more frequently than I do but without any real dependable regularity.
when it snows I usually give it a day or two before I head out on it and find out it's unridable when I'm trying to get to work in a hurry.
11-13-08, 08:32 PM
#45
Randomhead
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Happy Valley, Pennsylvania
Posts: 24,408
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Liked 3,708 Times
in
2,527 Posts
No laughter here, but they have signs warning that the paths aren't maintained in the winter. In my township, they plow the two inner lanes of the 4 lane main road into town. Much later, they come back and plow the two outer lanes onto the MUP. So I guess you can say they plow the MUP, it's just that they are plowing the snow onto it so it is just about the last paved surface to be clear of snow/ice. I'm trying to figure out how to get around that, although the area where I would miss the mup is only 2 blocks long. However, it's uphill, and traffic is commonly going 60 on a 40 mph road.
11-13-08, 09:33 PM
#46
Muscle bike design spec
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Sterling VA
Posts: 3,688
Bikes: 70 Atala Record Proffesional, 00 Lemond, 08 Kestrel Evoke, 96 Colnago Master Olympic, 01 Colnago Ovalmaster, 76 Raleigh Gran Sport, 03 Fuji World, 86 Paramount, 90 Miyata CF, 09 Ritchey Breakaway CX, Bianchi Trofeo, 12 OutRiderUSA HyperLite
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
It sucks but fortunately we don't get much snow. My studded snow tires work well on the WO&D with fresh snow and ice. The problem is when it gets slushy and full of foot/paw prints, then freezes into a very uneven surface. Besides the extra power required to push through this stuff it takes a lot of effort to keep the bike stable at any speed - let alone 15+ mph.
__________________
Korval is Ships
See my Hyperlite 411 it's the photo model on OutRiderUSA web page
See my Hyperlite 411 it's the photo model on OutRiderUSA web page
11-14-08, 12:03 AM
#47
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Posts: 204
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Fort Collins plows the bike paths very promptly after a snow storm. During one storm, most of the roads on my commute hadn't been plowed yet, but the MUP had been.
11-14-08, 12:14 AM
#48
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 6,956
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
5 Posts
Out of curiosity, anyone, what sort of plow equipment is used on your MUPs? A full-sized dump truck type, or what? What do they do if they meet trail users?
When I'm out on the highway in a snowstorm, I'm always watching my helmet mirror for that amber revolving strobelight that means there's a full-sized snowplow truck gaining on me at +40mph. Exciting!
When I'm out on the highway in a snowstorm, I'm always watching my helmet mirror for that amber revolving strobelight that means there's a full-sized snowplow truck gaining on me at +40mph. Exciting!
11-14-08, 12:34 AM
#49
circus bear
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Austin
Posts: 642
Bikes: 97(?) GT Richochet, 00 Schwinn SuperSport
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Little s-10 type trucks with blades. They will stop moving and let you roll by if they see you. I don't usually see the plows since I hit the road/mup by 0415 at the latest. Coming home is nice! Some drifting or icy patches but not bad really. Colorado city riders are kind of spoiled with our MUP system.
Thankfully after what I've read on the two MUP topics!
Thankfully after what I've read on the two MUP topics!
Last edited by ban guzzi; 11-14-08 at 12:34 AM. Reason: spelin'
11-14-08, 07:14 AM
#50
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: White Bear Lake Mn
Posts: 764
Bikes: 88 Schwin Voyageur, 84 Schwinn World Sport, 85 Univega Alpina Uno, 85 Fuji Espree, 09 Novara Strada, 06 Jamis Durango, 03 Specialized Expediton Sport, 09 Surly LHT, 12 Novara Gotham
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Not on the St Paul side, they do clean the one along Shepard Rd but that's about it so far as I've seen...