Comments on: A Path for Progress in Santa Clara http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/a-path-for-progress-in-santa-clara/ One rider's observations and opinions Sun, 12 May 2013 01:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ray Hosler http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/a-path-for-progress-in-santa-clara/#comment-13 Fri, 15 May 2009 18:55:31 +0000 http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-13 As of Thursday, May 14, the trail was still closed. It’s easy to see why. The traffic light on Monroe Street leading to the staging area is not operational. Until that’s working, I wouldn’t expect the trail to be open. By the way, DO NOT ride off the pavement in the staging area. Puncture vine everywhere. Although it was sprayed, the thorns are still abundant, and some live puncture vine has returned along San Tomas Expressway.

]]> By: Rich http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/a-path-for-progress-in-santa-clara/#comment-11 Fri, 08 May 2009 18:23:54 +0000 http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-11 What’s up with this trail? After all this time, it was open on May 5 and 6, but now it’s closed again. It was quite deluxe and everything was done and in tip-top shape. What could they be possibly keeping it closed for?

]]> By: georges80 http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/a-path-for-progress-in-santa-clara/#comment-10 Thu, 07 May 2009 03:59:44 +0000 http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-10 Well, was planning a ride from the Scott entrance to 237 today and noticed that the Scott to Monroe reach 3 had a “Trail Open” sign and the gates were open. While I was there a service truck entered the trail heading south and when I returned from my ride to Alviso the underpass under Scott was still open but the trail south to Central was closed with those large concrete footing chain link barriers. I guess there was still some ‘work’ going on, but looks like the trail should be open real soon now… Yippee!

]]> By: Ray Hosler http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/a-path-for-progress-in-santa-clara/#comment-7 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:33:57 +0000 http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-7 SC commuter: I was told that, while there will be a grand opening, the path will open when it is complete, independent of any celebration. We’ll just have to wait and see. Ray Hosler.

]]> By: SC bike commuter http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/a-path-for-progress-in-santa-clara/#comment-6 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:33:22 +0000 http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-6 The only reason that the opening is being held until June is so that the Project Manager can have a “Grand Opening”, as he said in the City of Santa Clara Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting at Santa Clara City Hall in the fall of 2008. He said he “likes grand openings”.

Meanwhile, we all have to ride through heavy traffic.

]]> By: wirehead http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/a-path-for-progress-in-santa-clara/#comment-4 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:25:46 +0000 http://rayhosler.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-4 I can’t wait. When that’s done, I’ll have a longer but very picturesque commute taking the Bay Trail, the San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail, and Monroe home. Less time with cars going nearby = fewer opportunities to become roadkill.

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