Originally Posted by
spinnaker
I think this was a huge waste of money and doesn't serve the city well as far as the GAP is concerned. I would rather see a route through downtown to get from the point to the north side.
You're probably right. I had no idea how expensive it was to build bridges / ramps until I started seeing construction costs for various bike infrastructure projects. We probably could have put in a lot of bike lanes for whatever it cost to make this ramp, but I think it is nice for the people who just want to ride the river trails on a city bike for the day. I'm all about anything that gets more people out riding. And it just feels
wrong for the trail not to connect all the way to the point. Hopefully anyone on tour would be adventurous enough to get off the trail and check out the city a bit.