lost something? i found it!

Andrew — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:44:32 +0000

Missing something? On my ride home today I found a still blinking LED tail light on the sidewalk in the Leslie & 16th area of Richmond Hill. If you think it’s yours, drop me some email. andrew [at] monkeymartian [dot] com. I hope you made it home okay, it was pretty overcast this evening.

for sandra

Andrew — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:44:56 +0000

I got a comment from Sandra that she had recently moved into Markham and needed some suggestions about how to get around the heinous crossing of 16th and Highway 404. Here goes

Highway crossings are always tricky, but here is one method that works pretty well for me. It does requrie some sidewalk riding and a little walking. Use at your own risk.

From the east: take the sidewalk on the south side of 16th and go under the first bridge. The sidewalk ends under the second bridge where it becomes a narrow dirt trail. Follow the little dirt trail on to the triangular piece of gravel between 16th and the 404 on ramp. Wait for a gap in traffic and cross the ramp. You’ll find another dirt trail that you can use to access the parking lot on Leek Crescent. Take Leek Crescent over the Mural Street and head North. You can get back on 16th from the light there. See the photo below or the Gmaps Pedometer Route.

Sneaking around 16th & 404

I don’t find the eastbound leg to be as much as problem, as there is only one ramp on the south side of 16th to navigate. From the light at 16th and Leslie, travel east towards Mural Street. Just east of Mural is the entrance to a parking lot. Turn in there and do a bit of a U turn. Wait for the lights at Mural to go red for the westbound traffic and you should be able to get a nice clear road past the southbound on-ramp (Thanks to Paul, who showed me this little strategy). Alternatively, you can use the sneak shown above.

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lost something? i found it!

for sandra