[BVC-CHAT] Re-routing of May Day Challenge recommendation?

[Josh Benn]

Ill forward all of this to Dan Cary, this year's ride organizer.   
Thanks!

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On Apr 13, 2010, at 11:13 AM, "Thomas Woodfin"  
<thomaswoodfin at yahoo.com> wrote:

> So I'm assuming that since Chris and other BVC pedalers have a  
> strong intimate working knowledge of this area, that they are going  
> to communicate this recommendation to the May Day Challenge  
> organizers?  And do this very soon?
>
> Quoting Chris:
> "Google maps street view reveals Carrabba to be paved all the
> way, so it seems to me that this is definitely how the MDC should be
> rerouted to avoid the bridge outage on Old Reliance.  It doesn't  
> change
> the distances significantly at all and the stretch on 21 has a smooth,
> wide shoulder.  However, instead of having riders try to get into the
> left turn lane on 21 at 2776/Andert, the organizers should have them
> cut through the parking lot of the gas station/minimart at 21/Andert
> onto Andert (there are convenient entry/exit points) and then have  
> them
> head straight across 21 directly when there's a break in traffic.
> Hopefully they will have a cop stationed there."
>
>
>
> Thomas M. Woodfin, ASLA RLA
> 3215 Innsbruck Circle
> College Station,  TX
> 77845-6306
> 979-485-8599
>
>
>
>
>
> Google maps street view reveals Carrabba to be paved all the way, so  
> it seems to me that this is definitely how the MDC should be  
> rerouted to avoid the bridge outage on Old Reliance.  It doesn't  
> change the distances significantly at all and the stretch on 21 has  
> a smooth, wide shoulder.  However, instead of having riders try to  
> get into the left turn lane on 21 at 2776/Andert, the organizers  
> should have them cut through the parking lot of the gas station/ 
> minimart at 21/Andert onto Andert (there are convenient entry/exit  
> points) and then have them head straight across 21 directly when  
> there's a break in traffic.  Hopefully they will have a cop  
> stationed there.
>
> -chris
>
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