Re: [CR]"Riding High" Book, Arroyo Parkway ride

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Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:55:18 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]"Riding High" Book, Arroyo Parkway ride
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Jay Van De Velde wrote:
> In June 2003 the Arroyo Parkway, which developed from that cycleway
> and is the oldest freeway in CA, was closed to motor vehicles for a
> few hours and given over to bikes and pedestrians.

[...]
> Since the only other time I've seen a soCal freeway
> given over to bikes was for the 1984 Olympic team time trial event,
> this ride was most likely a once in a lifetime event.

Maybe not, given the trends in fuel prices...

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA