Comments on: Marin’s Cal Park Tunnel To Open by February 2010 http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/02/marin%e2%80%99s-cal-park-tunnel-to-open-by-february-2010/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:16:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Peter http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/02/marin%e2%80%99s-cal-park-tunnel-to-open-by-february-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-4517 Peter Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:19:12 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1875#comment-4517 very cool, and interesting stuff! maybe we could do a opening day celebration ride of some type? fundraiser for MCBC and Streetsblog? :D i was out as Horse Hill the other day -- it's a super-nice spot, sort of -- the five-lanes-in-either-direction highway is *<a href="http://tinyurl.com/ca5dpw" rel="nofollow">right there</a>*, and as all us bikers know, it's crazy loud. i don't know how often the horses are out there, but i'd feel bad for them any time they're out there -- seems like such a stressful/toxic environment. and, of course, the only thing separating the horses from the highway is the bike path, so us bikers get to enjoy the incredible roar of the cars, too. http://www.horsehill.org/ very cool, and interesting stuff!

maybe we could do a opening day celebration ride of some type? fundraiser for MCBC and Streetsblog? :D

i was out as Horse Hill the other day -- it's a super-nice spot, sort of -- the five-lanes-in-either-direction highway is *right there*, and as all us bikers know, it's crazy loud. i don't know how often the horses are out there, but i'd feel bad for them any time they're out there -- seems like such a stressful/toxic environment. and, of course, the only thing separating the horses from the highway is the bike path, so us bikers get to enjoy the incredible roar of the cars, too.

http://www.horsehill.org/

]]> By: Murphy http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/02/marin%e2%80%99s-cal-park-tunnel-to-open-by-february-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-4516 Murphy Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:58:53 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1875#comment-4516 <b>Writer's Note:</b> Ah, Mario raises a good question, and there's a happy answer that didn't quite make it into the story. The redwood supports, which are solid heartwood, are being salvaged to the fullest extent possible, though many pieces have been damaged over the years. The pieces that are in good shape will likely reappear in various forms, including furniture, according to the engineers. -Tom Murphy Writer's Note: Ah, Mario raises a good question, and there's a happy answer that didn't quite make it into the story. The redwood supports, which are solid heartwood, are being salvaged to the fullest extent possible, though many pieces have been damaged over the years. The pieces that are in good shape will likely reappear in various forms, including furniture, according to the engineers. -Tom Murphy

]]> By: Mario http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/04/02/marin%e2%80%99s-cal-park-tunnel-to-open-by-february-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-4514 Mario Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:46:29 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1875#comment-4514 Not to be *that guy*, but considering the irreplceability of those redwood timbers--and the immense value that they have, presuming they're not rotted--shouldn't they be salvaged instead of ripped out with a backhoe? I mean, I would take them, as would many, if they would let us... Not to be *that guy*, but considering the irreplceability of those redwood timbers--and the immense value that they have, presuming they're not rotted--shouldn't they be salvaged instead of ripped out with a backhoe?

I mean, I would take them, as would many, if they would let us...

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