RiverSide Jogging Trail

[sauerkraut]

Hey Gang, does anyone know when the southern section of the RiverSide Jogging Trail will be done? That's the area I normally do my running. Here it is Summer and now they close down the jogging trail. The city of Omaha builds trails very fast, I don't understand why Tulsa is so slow... Just pour the blacktop, mark it, put up the mileage posts and open it up. Most of Omaha's trails are made out of cement instead of blacktop. I'm not a big fan of running the Turnpike Trail.

[Townsend]

The city of Omaha builds trails very fast, I don't understand why Tulsa is so slow...

Do you have this on cut and paste?  If'n you don't like it here, stop posting.  You don't live here. 

You've said you'd be in town and you were invited to HH.  I think if you were actually in town you'd've been there. 

I also think you're misrepresenting yourself when you say you're moving here anytime soon.

If you can prove you've been here recently, I'll gladly take it back.

[carltonplace]

Hey Gang, does anyone know when the southern section of the RiverSide Jogging Trail will be done? That's the area I normally do my running. Here it is Summer and now they close down the jogging trail. The city of Omaha builds trails very fast, I don't understand why Tulsa is so slow... Just pour the blacktop, mark it, put up the mileage posts and open it up. Most of Omaha's trails are made out of cement instead of blacktop. I'm not a big fan of running the Turnpike Trail.

Well I guess Omaha has the jogging trail business all figured out. Close them down in the summer; pour blacktop and turn it into cement and do it very fast. I guess as soon as Tulsa can pour cement blacktop inter-dispersed with magic milage markers we'll be on our way to being the next Omaha. I hope we can build a Wal*Mart at every mile marker...that would be kewl.

Gosh, it can't happen soon enough. Bah, soon enough isn't soon enough.

[Hoss]

Hey Gang, does anyone know when the southern section of the RiverSide Jogging Trail will be done? That's the area I normally do my running. Here it is Summer and now they close down the jogging trail. The city of Omaha builds trails very fast, I don't understand why Tulsa is so slow... Just pour the blacktop, mark it, put up the mileage posts and open it up. Most of Omaha's trails are made out of cement instead of blacktop. I'm not a big fan of running the Turnpike Trail.

If you don't like it, stay in Omaha.  PLEASE!!!!

[sgrizzle]

Hey Gang, does anyone know when the southern section of the RiverSide Jogging Trail will be done? That's the area I normally do my running. Here it is Summer and now they close down the jogging trail. The city of Omaha builds trails very fast, I don't understand why Tulsa is so slow... Just pour the blacktop, mark it, put up the mileage posts and open it up. Most of Omaha's trails are made out of cement instead of blacktop. I'm not a big fan of running the Turnpike Trail.

If I hear this whine one more time I'm driving to Ohio and slapping you.

Tulsa is moving drainage, removing trees, leveling ground, laying down subgrade materials, concrete curbing, building 2 10ft paths, running electrical, putting in new lighting, benches, trees, bridges, walls, signs, outlooks and THEN pouring the asphalt.

[sauerkraut]

If I hear this whine one more time I'm driving to Ohio and slapping you.

Tulsa is moving drainage, removing trees, leveling ground, laying down subgrade materials, concrete curbing, building 2 10ft paths, running electrical, putting in new lighting, benches, trees, bridges, walls, signs, outlooks and THEN pouring the asphalt.

Yes- but that should of all been done already when they built the first trail, They build highways faster than what Tulsa builds a little trail and highways require alot more work. Anyhoo it really seems like it's taking a long time, they have been working on the thing for over two years, I know they are also rebuilding the park area too and with all this rain & flooding it will take them even longer.

[sauerkraut]

If you don't like it, stay in Omaha.  PLEASE!!!!

I don't like waiting for the trail. I understand when it rains all the time it's tuff to get any work done and Tulsa is wet city USA lately. That section of trail  is my favorite running area

[Conan71]

I think I just saw Grizzle's truck heading toward Ohio on I-44.

[sauerkraut]

Well I guess Omaha has the jogging trail business all figured out. Close them down in the summer; pour blacktop and turn it into cement and do it very fast. I guess as soon as Tulsa can pour cement blacktop inter-dispersed with magic milage markers we'll be on our way to being the next Omaha. I hope we can build a Wal*Mart at every mile marker...that would be kewl.

Gosh, it can't happen soon enough. Bah, soon enough isn't soon enough.

They build trails real fast in Omaha check out the trail network. www.omahatrails.com

[patric]

Tried out the newly opened section of trail on my run today...from the Pedestrian Bridge to the 41st park/playground. I was pleasantly surprised to see they've added a narrow running lane (about 2 feet wide) of the pea gravel/chat mix or whatever it is...along side of the main asphalt trail. Runs from the Crow Creek Bridge to 41st Street. Great for us runners that like a little "softer" surface.
Hopefully they'll continue it on south.

When I drove by Sunday everything south of there was demolished, and people were jogging in Riverside Drive itself.  Went on for miles. They couldnt even walk on the grass because of the fencing.

[sgrizzle]

When I drove by Sunday everything south of there was demolished, and people were jogging in Riverside Drive itself.  Went on for miles. They couldnt even walk on the grass because of the fencing.

The area you are discussing is torn up due to the I-44 project. The trail rehab doesn't start until about 55th.

[Townsend]

They build trails real fast in Omaha check out the trail network. www.omahatrails.com

You post during "free time" at the clinic don't you?

[sauerkraut]

The area you are discussing is torn up due to the I-44 project. The trail rehab doesn't start until about 55th.

The trail is torn up on the southern section and it goes all the way down from 54th to 71st street, there's  miles & miles with no trail and a orange fence is blocking the area - the parking areas are closed too. It's crazy to run on RiverSide Drive, I don't run on any roads, streets, or highways- I stick to the jogging trails. With all the rain & flooding the workers can't do nothing. I guess I have go to the northern section to run, or stick to the TurnPike Trail when this rain stops. I hope they will re-route the new trail to the back of the casino to avoid the casino driveway crossing, that's always been a real pain. Lately the only ones who can do any running are the fishes. I have been doing some speed work to try and get my pace up there. I need to do some hill work to and I hate hills. This rain has put me on "hold"

[Townsend]

The trail is torn up on the southern section and it goes all the way down, there's  miles & miles with no trail and a orange fence is blocking the area - the parking areas are closed too. It's crazy to run on RiverSide Drive, I don't run on any roads, streets, or highways- I stick to the jogging trails. With all the rain & flooding the workers can't do nothing. I guess I have go to the northern section to run, or stick to the TurnPike Trail when this rain stops. I hope they will re-route the new trail to the back of the casino to avoid the casino driveway crossing, that's always been a real pain. Lately the only ones who can do any running are the fishes. I have been doing some speed work to try and get my pace up there. I need to do some hill work to and I hate hills. This rain has put me on "hold"

He's gone to Plaid

[sauerkraut]

The area you are discussing is torn up due to the I-44 project. The trail rehab doesn't start until about 55th.

That's correct and it runs all the way down to 71st street- Both, the trail & parking areas are closed off. The new trail section in the north looks nice but IMO it's overdone with all that fancy stuff, expensive light poles every 100 feet, and a trail curb & all that stuff costs money. I would be very happy with just a new "plain Jane"  trail I'm not a big fan of all those frills. The old trail had to go it was falling apart and narrow no question about, it was past due for a re-build.. My normal running section of the RiverSide trail is the closed off section. Just give me a open trail and a stop watch and I'm good to go, forget the fancy frills. They are building a Cadillac trail when a Chevy would do nicely- Color me old fashioned I guess.