Andy's BlogOne of the greatest parts about coming back to Fort Wayne from time to time is to see how the city grew and changed while I was gone. I was driving from CJ's to my Dad's yesterday and I came across something particularly odd.
I usually take the back country roads because County Line Road and Aboite Center are pretty hilly, which makes it a blast to drive. Aboite Center takes me past my old Middle and High School, but it also takes me past Eggeman Rd.
I used to run Eggeman when I was in Cross Country. Eggeman was great for one reason: it was exactly a mile long, thus a return trip was exactly 2 miles long.1 However, Eggeman was awful for three reasons
- It was a gravel road so I am pretty sure your lungs were cleaner after smoking a pack of cigarettes than compared to running the road.
- There was no shade and it was always hotter than a Hell2
- Since there was no pavement, running it just killed your legs
But it is point three that I found odd yesterday when I drove by. It appears they have put in a sidewalk along Eggeman Rd. Now, while I would have loved that for Cross Country, as a home-owning, taxpayer I have to admit I find that odd. Apparently the county decided the road was important enough to pave a sidewalk, but not important enough to pave the road itself.
C'est la vie dans Fort Wayne, IN
And P.S. yes I was nerdy enough to pull over and document the above photo.
You can tell its been while since you have been back. If you check out: http://www.aboitenewtrails.org . It may help explain the reasoning behind the pathway to nothing. If I remember right the money for the paths is donated and fully funded by the organization so no tax increases here.
A side story about the organization is that the women who started it husband was killed on his bicycle while riding down the road. As an avid cycler she thought it to be right to start something like Aboite New Trails.
I just want to state for the record that I wasn't complaining, just that I found it strange.