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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!

I appreciate your comments. You more than anyone know what it takes to put these videos out. Let’s take a ride next time you’re up north. Davis and Folsom aren’t too far away.

I've seen the new connection on Market from CITYPARK. Where are they trying to have people zig zag? That is a really stupid idea. I did see the little piece of the Brickline in front of the Cortex Metrolink station.

Glad you liked it!

Madrid is such a different city for biking. We went there a few times while we were in Spain and the bike infrastructure was really unimpressive. We will be going there this summer. If you have any ideas, please let me know.

I appreciate the kind works. These videos are a real labor of love. Emeryville is finishing up some new protected lanes, in addition to some recently completed projects, and I'll spotlight them when they are done.

Thank you!. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

So much safer. 🤣 I grew up on the IE and never even thought about cruising the streets on a bike. I’ve heard it’s gotten better tho.

@@thegreenwaywithmac i am joking bro lol, ofc there is some bad neighborhoods in riverside like university ave which is known for homeless though i seen a bit less, eastside neighborhood which has gotten better and rarely hear gunshots but it use to be like the worse neighborhood in riverside, casa blanca i heard is bad because of the gangs but don't know how it is now, arlanza has good and bad parts la sierra good and bad. rubidoux use to be a part of riverside and was ghetto but now is in jurupa valley lastly downtown idk how it is and fairmount park not sure, canyon crest ucr belvedere heights orangecrest hillcrest wood crest wood streets are all beautiful, on par with rancho cucamonga and even better then some neighborhoods in rancho, it really just depends on neighborhoods i guess. because canyon crest imo looks better then say north cucamonga etc. some places in riverside can look like san bernardino kinda while some places in riverside can look like diamondbar kinda lol

It’s better, but not 100%. Follow up X-rays are this week. Healing is taking longer than I expected. Thanks for asking.

It’s hard to speak for everyone. I think that the scooters are fine. Cars are much more dangerous.

IMHO bike lanes taking the sidewalks by default is the big mistake. But it's open to debate and depends on the streets. @@thegreenwaywithmac

In Barcelona it is very crowded and quite dangerous here it is very calm in comparison. Even parking on bike lanes is very often in bc. This is clear winner.

También grabo videos en español, si prefieres. El canal es La Via Verde con Mac.

That is really kind. I’m proud of the video, but my channel is pretty new. It’ll find its audience eventually. Sharing and liking the videos helps them find those folks. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

By that point I realized that I needed to get help. It was hurting more than it should have. So I called my wife to bring our car.

Yeah, there are some good trails, but I don’t know if any like the Aliso Creek one. The path’s near the Santa Ana and other rivers are nice, but they don’t seem as pleasant of a ride as this one is.

Yes! This makes me super happy.