[BikeLongmont] Notes from Bicycle Longmont Meeting, February 11

[Richard Masoner]

steve.ransweiler at ci.longmont.co.us wrote:

>Left Hand Creek Underpass at Main Street: The trail is now open for public
>use, as the project is almost complete.  As there is some work that the
>contractor will not be able to complete until temperatures warm up in the
>spring, the trail will be closed again for a week sometime around April.
>The contractor will use pedestrian traffic control to alert trail users to
>the closure.
>
Thanks for the additional information, Steve.

A request from this Lefthand Trail user: When this closure occurs can 
there be a sign at SH119 indicating this closure? I'd rather cross Main 
St. at the signalized crossing on Ken Pratt than the unprotected 
crossing on Quail Road. If this can be done reasonably then great; if 
not then I understand.

If there any bird lovers on this list, the Lefthand Creek between Main 
St. to the St. Vrain is filled with the cacaphony of all kinds of 
songbirds. There's an eagle who hangs out in a couple of the old trees 
on the north bank of the creek; several ducks floating around with their 
soft quacking, and of course the ubiquitious hoards of geese making 
their contributions on the trail. This morning and Sunday afternoon I 
saw a Little Blue Heron in the creek. I can't say enough about the good 
job the city has done in restoring this section of the creek.

>It will extend the existing trail under
>Main Street and east to the confluence of the St Vrain and the Bonus Ditch.
>It will then connect to the existing underpass deadend at the new Ken Pratt
>Boulevard, near the confluence of the Bonus Ditch and Left Hand Creek.
>

Where *is* this Bonus Ditch? How far east of Main is this? Is this the 
headgate near the path on the new Ken Pratt (sorta near the sewage plant)?

Once again, thanks Steve!

RFM

P.S. Does anyone know anything about the bicyclist killed in Lafayette 
Monday night?