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FlorineD: 15th Street IS my community, and I bike it often, south of the freeway. The biggest 
problem is on the west side, where not only is there no bike lane but the repaving doesn’t extend all the way to the curb. Trying to hug the edge of the street means trying to avoid the sizeable raised edge of the patchwork…that’s more dangerous than traffic, so I just grit my teeth, set my red light to flashing, and thank goodness that (so far) the cars coming up behind me go into the northbound lane to avoid me.
MikeK: Florine; please come out and add your voice to the public workshops and comments as they get scheduled (none are yet but after Tuesday they will likely begin to be put on the calendar and communicated). I thought of you Monday in our Public Works committee, knowing you’re a bicyclist and live on 15th there, wondering what it would mean to you.
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Escapee on March 25 at 9:58 a.m.
I used to bike all over Coeur d’Alene, and even way back then, I would NEVER ride on 15th Street; when I was coming down 15th street, south of the overpass, I’d immediately go down 16th or 17th street; in short, use side streets; you’ve gotta be kinda crazy to bike on 15th street. Traffic’s fairly vicious on that street.
Kage_Mann on March 25 at 10:06 a.m.
Why would anyone want to ride a bike on 15th st.? I’d rather ride a Motorcycle.