Huber Ridge Area

Harbin is not practical

I agree that there are no conveient access points to the bike path from Huber Ridge but Harbin is not the answer. We have this slight problem of crossing Alum Creek to get to the path and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to cross the creek is not a good investment (see the bridge on the 315 path just south of 270 in Worthington).

If we were to make real progress, we should consider having the berms marked with bike lanes on Dempsey and then Hempstead Roads up to Inniswood Metro Park. The park is in the process of developing a bike path over to Sunbury Road.

The other consideration would be to get the township or county to erect bicycle path signs directing cyclists to the entrance of the Alum Creek Path over by the Speedway at Dempsey and install a pedestrian switch at both sides of the intersection to allow cyclists to walk their bikes across Westerville Road.

Both of these options are economically feasible and can be implemented with minimal effort.

By Brent

Harbin Makes More Sense

Harbin makes more sense than Dempsey in terms of rider safety. Dempsey and Westerville Roads are high traffic roads with lots of large trucks traveling that route. Further, cyclists stopping traffic while they walk their bikes across would add to the already congested area. Walking bikes across doesn't make good riding sense to me - I prefer to ride with the traffic flow.

There are at least two bridges already across the creek now. Let a cost study be conducted before the idea is disregarded.

Inniswood Park already has a bike path that connects to Sunbury Road - Chipmunk Chatter Trail. It is a pleasant ride - one I think would be great to do right now!

Pam Clegg

More options

While riding this path Sunday, I counted three major bridges between our neighborhood and the soccer fields. There were other smaller bridges, too.

But I noticed that there is a small path leading from Westerville Crossing to the creek. If a path were to connect via this route, and a bridge were constructed, then we would end up either in the back parking lot of Grace Baptist Church or Ohio American Water property.

ODOT will be working on Westerville Road in 2008. What if they widened it to include a bike path on the east side from Paris to Westerville Crossing? It seems feasible.

The path seems to connect neighborhoods - but they are Columbus neighborhoods, not Blendon Township ones. Could that be why our neighborhood was not included in the planning?


By Pam