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Again, we have are very fortunate in Hudson to have so many bike paths/bike routes/sidewalks/etc but many of these routes are not highlighted in naviation software like in Google maps so many residents are not aware of them. Maybe we need a better app solution that is just designated to navigate Hudson? Maybe there is a way to integrate google maps/Bosch bike software for route planning?

I live on Ravenna St and bike frequently. I consider myself to be very fortunate to have a variety of routes that I can take to a variety of areas to be able to access parks as well as various aspects of the community. I consider this to be a strong asset of Hudson. I challenge us as a city to really continue to go above and beyond and not rely on paint as infrastructure for our roads/bike lanes. Paint doesn't mean much to cars and drivers and does not give a barrier of safety to cyclists. Many of the connections that we have are inefficient (i.e. sidewalks that start and stop and do not connect to other areas) or are meant for cyclists to share the roads with drivers which doesn't feel safe. When sidewalks area available to ride on it is very challenging as a cyclist to navigate switching between residential slow speed roads to bike lanes to sidewalks and to make an educated decision on the best route to take that is safe. Having designated areas for cyclists with physical barriers like concrete berms/some sort of post like what has been put in throughout Kent would provide additional designation to car traffic to be aware of cyclists as well as to give additional physical protection to cyclists. WE NEED PHYSICAL BARRIERS ON THESE ROUTES. Paint doesn't signal to drivers--drivers/landscape trucks area often in bike lanes. This isn't safe. Cars cannot/do not see bikes often as they are passing parked cars. All of these moments are dangerous and can have dire consequences. After biking our regularly rode routes we have found what works best for us that feels the safest but it often involves combining sidewalks/roads/bike lanes which took a lot of time and troubleshooting to figure out what combo was safest and often involved errors that could have had grave consequences because often we change our route when a negative experience occurs or we recognize that there is a high risk situation. I'd love to have a more systematic way to navigate as a cyclist and not to have to think as much about my route so that I can have more thought going into awareness of my surroundings because the more time that I am multitasking trying to do both of these things at one time the more likely I feel that I am to be in an accident because my attention to both of these things is being split. I would love to see the city and local cyclists work together to identify logical routes that use the current paths that we have available as well as to prioritize addressing the most dangerous areas (i.e. SR 91 stretches, Hudson Aurora Rd, Stow Rd, access to the Hike/Bike trail) to provide a more systematic way to enter and exit downtown as well as access some of these critical areas of town that bikers are often trying to commute to. I'd love to see a way to be able to divide the town up into different regions and have bikers in these areas provide feedback based on the routes that we take as well as to provide feedback about maintenance areas.

Trail network away from traffic!

While I’ve been excited about the sidewalks connecting the 303/stow area I am disappointed there are no curbs or even better yet rails/fence to prevent cars from going onto the grass/ sidewalks. Cars go very very fast in this part of town and I’ve seen numerous cars go onto the grass/over to the sidewalk. Being this walkable to the schools I would’ve hoped for a safer option. To go along stow towards Seton there needs to be something in place preventing cars from the sidewalk. Same goes on 303 going from stow to Hayden.

Add sidewalks on Nicholson Drive. There are always people walking/running/biking on this road and cars drive by very quickly. It is a cut through road for many drivers.