tell me more, please. Especially about not knowing who Custer is. Now that is amazing!

this is no joke 49erBoi, jobs are pretty hard to come by so why shouldn't someone try to help them out? good for la-z-boy trying to get the ball rolling around here!

ahhh, things are much clearer now. but how was the movie?

I am confused-is the mayor a ghost?

Can Kevin Johnson be more irritating?

Well put. I rarely use the sidewalk, but at times it can be the safest and most sensible option.

Lanes are only useful if drivers and residents as well as cyclists mind them. Remember that garbage cans, delivery trucks and leaf piles often line the bike lanes in additon to swerving, texting drivers and the always present risk of getting doored. Lanes and associated infrastructure is the right idea but it takes cooperation to make these features safe and therefore viable. There are times when the sidewalk is the safest option and I could care less about pushing some "midtown" pedestrian's nose out of joint when my other option is the ER. I will gladly take my chance with the pedestrian. Having lived downtown for 30+ years, it became apparent many moons ago that cooperation is a lot better than aggravation. I dont aggressively hit the sidewalk as I realize it is mainly for pedestrians. The very idea that people who live downtown (Jennifer, for instance) actually prefer that I drive instead of taking some of their precious sidewalk is almost unbearable and at the very least, pathetic and ignorant . Downtown is a rotten place to drive and could be a great testing ground for bike/ped only thoroughfares, although it appears that logic and reason do not outweigh unfounded feelings of entitlement and selfishness. I too drive and ride, but driving downtown is a fool's errand- it is rarely necessary yet dominates the entire city. As far as the acrimonious comments about cyclists having to use the street or else, well that appears to be a statement from someone who does not ride all that much. for every claim about bike rudeness (often true, but not a rule) there are drivers who blow crosswalks, don't look before opening their doors while parking adjacent to a bike lane, don't signal, speed way beyond anything acceptable for a town with a stop sign every two blocks, talk on the phone and threaten cyclists with their vehicles as well as verbally. speeding cars have little room to slow and adapt to changes in the road ahead but it does not seem to matter as long as they get where they are going. this issue truly is a two a street and stereotyping about "idiots" on bikes really is not all that helpful. If my options are speeding commuters allowing me about two feet of clearance between their car and someone's car door, a leaf pile or other hazards in a bike lane, you can look for me on your sidewalk as long as it is the safer route.

can you elaborate?

excellent list and the bst part about this is if people did not know these names they may have actually been encouraged to find out more about them and as a result learn more about Sacramento's amazing history. Cohn's names are so bad it almost seems like a practical joke. Is it too late to stop the madness? Improv Alley . . . . .

should have suggested eggplant, that would have have been great . . oh, wait.

Blues Alley? crimony. these names are horrid. can't we just do something the right for once? Really bad, I expected perhaps some historical references, maybe past individuals/families/businesses/activites associated with the alley, but Blues? Eggplant?!! total bummer. I don't believe the names are worth learning quite frankly- it would be a bit embarrassing to tell a wayward visitor to be on the lookout for a sign reading Eggplant or other such drivel. Bad Decisions 1 Sacramentans 0

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So, what is your point here?

depends on the dispositon of your "natural" mood now doesn't it?

what's next? are they finally going to call fouls for traveling? now if only the NFL would disappear . . .

this would have been great to know about but i wouldn't blame the folks here necessarily. -i missed out!

who are these articles written for?

You can add idiot drivers who don't signal, drive way too fast for downtown streets, turn right without checking the crosswalk, open doors in bike lanes and don't give a toss about bicycles, pedestrians or people in wheelchairs. As a rule, i do not utlize the sidewalk for riding but I will take to the sidewalk anytime I deem it life threatening to ride elsewhere.

Thank you. the term "midtown" is sheer pretension, vague and consequently overused. It is all downtown and always has been. pretension.

Thanks! always good to know what might be flowing