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SMART rules! I hope we can maintain 24/7 access for the bridge.

Thanks for sharing your experience. My hope is that this video can assist in the efforts to keep full access to the bridge. I have a lot of videos from the Bay Area, so please check them out before you come back. And one day I need to see Vancouver by bike I honeymooned there in 2015 (Whistler) and thought the protected lanes were great. I imagine the network has improved.

I hear ya. I mention that at the 1:00 mark...I wanted to see a bit of the bay trail north and then ride through the tunnel along SMART.

I love this. 15 minute cities make us healthier, wealthier, and happier. This idea needs to spread like wildfire.

Follow the local coalitions via their email list or on social media. This is how I learned about it.

Yeah, there's a lot of good stuff, but biking is only as good as the network. So much potential, but they're doing good stuff overall. Much better than what Marin is doing on their side of the bridge. Richmond has more mileage of the Bay Trail than any other city, so check that out if you haven't already. I've never been on the northern Bay Trail sections, so those are next for me.

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for sharing! I have since learned as well that Delaware rocks.

Thanks for confirming. 😀 It looks dreamy.

These videos were made for you! I’m thrilled that you found them. I recorded a couple others, one in the Xurra Greenway and the other that shows the route to the Albufuera. Those will be out next year (and hopefully before your trip). Valencia is awesome. We are trying to get back ASAP.

Here's what the website says: Skateboards, scooters and skates are not permitted I don't know what they mean by scooters...if that's a moped style or the standing scooters. They patrol the bridge, but I haven't seen anyone patrolling there since the bridge opened.

In general, escooters seem to be legal on the Bay Trail. I rode an e-bike for all of these videos in the area. I think the only requirement is to keep it below 15 mph.

Still an all-time favorite moment on a bike.

I still make them, but they take so long. I don’t use AI or anything, so the research, writing, and editing takes forever. I plan to release ones like this so I can cover more ground. But I am in the process of recording more talks about Cologne, Germany; Seville, Spain; Cadiz, Spain, and Forest Park in St. Louis. I have recorded a lot more in the Bay Area that will be published after that. Thanks for the note. I’m glad you enjoy the videos.

@ We just moved to England from Spain and I enjoyed your Valencia videos.

@ I have more content from our time there, like the Xurra Greenway and the ride down to the Albufuera. But I’m spacing those out to cover more cities.

He turned right and we were at the stop sign within 5 or 10 seconds. I think he should be patient. If I was making a left into a driveway then it would be a bad situation.

My bike was doing about 22mph in a 25 zone, if that helps with the context. He had to speed to pass me for barely anything gained. I appreciate the engagement.

@@thegreenwaywithmac ah, yes, mph context helps a lot. looking forward to more of your good work!

I totally agree that it’s faster. I think what I meant was if you were riding a segment of those parallel paths. It might not be worth going all the way down to the Bay Trail and back, unless you were doing most or all of the ride to Richmond. There are also limited safe connections down and back.

Thanks for the note. These are like getting a wind at my back (and fuel for making more videos).

Hopefully they are improving bike infrastructure in your new home.

Hola

Yeah, so much a beautiful spot. The kids did so well.

Thank you. 😊

Hopefully it continues to improve. But yeah, still so much to be done.

Can’t wait. It’s much for fun to ride with a buddy.

It used to be the Wild West! Hopefully they make it safe enough that more people like you ride through town.

Yeah, really lovely in that whole area. Unbelievable views and scenery.

He’s a big part of it. He’s championed the cause. But others before him laid the groundwork. I’ll have an update from Emeryville sometime this week…along with a street connection to a cool trail in Berkeley.

Thanks for watching. I recorded 1-2 videos worth from Cologne this summer, so you can expect that one later this year.

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This is so awesome. Enjoy the journey!

We have these same issues in the San Francisco Bay Area. I generally want these to be love letters to the cities. I’ll only bring up the tents if it’s a safety hazard, which happened when I recorded in Austin. I mentioned it and showed an example. The path was obstructed. I’ve heard Portland can have the same problem, but I didn’t observe it on my route.

Yeah, it really depends on the day and time. I’m always torn whether to record these when there is a ton of people, like on a weekend, or less. It’s a little safer to record with fewer people, but yeah, makes the path look unused.

Holy moly. I hadn’t noticed that. It happened once to me in a video, at 1:41 in my Austin video.

Should be a beautiful time to be there.

Funny you should say that. I have a short video coming out soon that is in the streets of Berkeley (Berkeley Bowl West to Crystol Red Park on the 9th St bicycle boulevard). Berkeley is shockingly bad for biking overall.

This is all very helpful to know. I bike as part of my daily commute and agree that the rain is not a big deal if you’re prepared with appropriate clothing. People on the west side can use an e-bike if the hills are a problem. Portland isn’t perfect, but I think it’s good enough for most people to safely move through the city without a car. Thanks for taking the time to share your perspective!

Wow, thanks for the kind words. This is fuel to sit down and crank out the next video.

I couldn’t agree more. They need to connect Treasure Island and San Francisco immediately. I know there are some plans to do it, but it seems like there hasn’t been any progress in a couple of years.

I’m so happy that you enjoyed it. Portland is a fantastic city.

Yeah, this was an observation I made specifically in the downtown section. It was a Friday afternoon in the summer with nice weather. It seemed like more people should have been out. I'd be curious to see what it's like during commute hours...I believe Portland has the highest rate of bike commuters for a large city.

@thegreenwaywithmac since the pandemic and protests of 2020, a huge percentage of downtown office buildings are vacant. More people are working from home. This is the case for most downtowns in America and it's predicted to stay this way in the future. Most people don't want to bike to work anyway, because it's strenuous/physically difficult, impractical and takes longer. Perhaps Portland can create more biking events/tours that will better utilize these greenways.

@@LR2894h It makes sense that things have changed. We have observed this in San Francisco as well. I disagree about biking, though. I sold my car 4 years ago (and share one with my wife) and I enjoy my commute now. It’s 18 miles round trip and I don’t sweat since it has the pedal assist. I don’t feel as good if I have to drive. Portland is one of the few American cities where you can safely go car-free or car-lite. I expect they will have a resurgence in biking. Car culture is expensive.

Yeah totally a waste of money to have bikeways. The homeless often idle in the lanes while high. I love our liberal and utopian paradise!

That’s not what I observed on my ride. Safe bike infrastructure helps people move throughout the city without adding pollution, they reduce the risk of injuring others with 2,000 pound metal boxes, and help people live a healthy lifestyle. Using your logic we shouldn’t spend money on roads and highways because of traffic and people living in their vehicles…something I’m not opposed to if you want to be fair.

You can go north on marina and then take a waterfront path back to the bay trail, but I believe it is unpaved. The distance is pretty much the same.

@@thegreenwaywithmac Thanks!

I did my best to avoid them, but in the few encounters I had they were patient. But most drivers are when you have a kid with you. I’ll be there next month to shoot new routes in Porto and Lisbon.

All accurate info. I love this trail as well…just takes a while to get there from Alameda. How’s the new park atop the hill?

@@thegreenwaywithmac I haven't been there since last year, but I'll make a trip over there very soon.

Thank you for the feedback.

Great! Let me know how it goes!