Amherst Street (Dorm Row)
I spend a great deal of time biking up and down dorm row since I live in Next
House. From personal experience, I can say that Amherst Street is designed
extremely poorly. First of all, it is extremely narrow. If I am biking to
campus, I have to leave enough room for a car or truck to pass in the other
direction, which is a common but scary occurrence. Cars parked along the road
and construction work do not alleviate the problem at all. Little things can
also present challenges. The slight bend next to Burton Conner blocks
visibility and the ?wind tunnel? next to MacGregor can make biking a nearly
impossible ordeal. Finally, the speed bumps are extremely annoying to traverse.
I have personally witnessed someone fall off his bike because he could not see
a speed bump in the dark.
-Nick Dou
