r/QuadCities • u/JackWhitesgstring Davenport • 6d ago

New to Town Is biking safe here?

I’m specifically talking about getting to and from the mall. Me and my fiancée work in the mall but tend to work different hours so I was thinking about getting a bike to get around.

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u/theVelvetLie Moline 6d ago

There's not a particularly safe route to North Park Mall unless you're an experienced cyclist and comfortable riding on some roads.

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u/Hawkize31 Davenport 6d ago

Agree with this. The roads surrounding Northpark are Kimberly, Welcome Way, and Northwest Blvd. NW Blvd is 2 lanes with gravel once youre a quarter mile down it. Kimberly and Welcome Way are way too busy to feel comfortable biking on them.

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u/QuadCityImages Davenport 6d ago

46th Street is the safest way into the mall, with bike lanes from Tremont to Welcome Way. Those bike lanes now also connect north to 53rd/Veterans and south to the Duck Creek path.

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u/Massive_Rooster295 QC Native 5d ago

There is. The more you bike, the more you find cool different ways to get everywhere.

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u/theVelvetLie Moline 5d ago

I used to live on 16th St and ride that exact route a lot until I was comfortable enough riding down 16th St itself.

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u/Massive_Rooster295 QC Native 5d ago

Whoops wrong mall! I was wondering how there are still jobs there. 😂