Hello...
I'm curious if anyone knows of a good route from the Kingsland area (near the intersection of Heritage Dr & McLeod Tr S) to the Franklin LRT station (I work right near there.) Looking at the maps I can't see a route that doesn't take me down some busy streets or way out of my way.
Do any of you seasoned commuters have any ideas?
Thanks,
Corey
Submitted by wulfheir on
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=444748
Something like this might work.
If you aren't comfortable taking 25th AVE in front of stampede grounds, you can pick up a trail that goes throw lindsay park, then UNDER macloed trail. It spits you out on the stampede grounds and (although I don't recommend it) you can sidewalk surf along the north side of 25th for half a block where you join a small path that starts just east of the main stampede gates. That spits you out on spiller. Spiller road is wide and slow, I've never had any issues along it. Once you pass thru inglewood you are on the bow river pathway system. From here is a matter of finding a comfortable route. I suggest crossing the river and deerfoot trail along blackfoot/17th. Here you use the sidewalk on the north side of blackfoot/17th, as anything else is suicide. Get on 28th and cut thru albert park.
Play around with it on a weekend, I'm sure you'll find a route you like.
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alternative route to Franklin
Submitted by ride on
If you have a folding bike, you can just ride over to Heritage Station, fold your bike and put it in a bag, jump on the train and ride downtown, then switch to the NE LRT train and get off at Franklin. Could be a good choice in the winter, and Bow Cycle has a ton of folding bikes in stock right now (Dahon, in a range from $450 - $1200).
Or, as an alternative to the previous route suggestion, here's an alternative that you may find interesting.
cheers
Stewart
Thank you both for your
Submitted by Yeroc on
Thank you both for your suggestions. Regarding the folding bike idea, it's not really necessary in my case. I'm about a 7 minute walk from the Heritage LRT station and work is about another 7 minute walk from the Franklin LRT station. Needless to say a bike isn't really necessary if I'm riding the train. I actually used to ride the train but it was usually 50 minutes door-to-door and of course jampacked whereas it's only a 15-20 minute drive by car so I got lazy and went with the car.
I could use the exercise though so I've been wanting to explore the commute-by-bike option as an alternative even though I know it will take longer.
Corey
bikes don't take longer
Submitted by ride on
That might be a fallacy. It might seem like it takes longer by bike if you only count the trip itself. But the bike is giving you a bit of a workout, so you can subtract off all of the time you would have spent going to the gym. You'll probably find that your weekly time budget for commuting + exercise is way less with the bike than it is with the car.
Then of course there's the mental health benefit of eliminating rush hour traffic when you ride the bike, getting out in the fresh air, seeing wildlife along the river...
faster, even
Submitted by mikewarren on
From Charleswood, my bike-ride to work is actually much faster than taking the c-train and, during rush-hour, significantly facter than driving (even without parking hassles). So, depending upon where you live, it is likely faster WITHOUT taking into account the other benefits (mental health, exercise, cheaper, etc.).
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Right. Which is why I'd
Submitted by Yeroc on
Right. Which is why I'd rather bike than catch the LRT since at least I'm getting some benefit from the extra commute time (setting aside the environmental benefits of course.)
lrt
Submitted by baileysmith6 on
Don't forget, the lrt uses 100% wind power. It's ok on the environtmental front.
wind power
Submitted by ride on