adding bike lanes to calm the most dangerous road in town:
http://cdn.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1...1280/image.JPG EDITORIAL Queens Boulevard bike lane is worth a spin By The Editorial Board May 16, 2016 Watch a child sprint 150 feet across Queens Boulevard, and you know that the street wasn’t built on a human scale. The street became known as the Boulevard of Death in the 1990s for its high number of pedestrian and vehicular fatalities. In 2015, the boulevard was fatality-free, according to the Department of Transportation. But the boulevard is a focus of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero road-safety initiative, given the 19 total fatalities, including 12 pedestrians, on the boulevard since 2010. more: http://www.amny.com/opinion/editoria...pin-1.11803301 |
Wheels in motion for 'sky bike' highways in Melbourne's CBD
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Why Paris Is Building Highways for Bikes
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the 2900 mile long east coast bikeway will connect calais, maine to key west, florida:
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a different take on urban cycling -- cleveland's dirt bike race track plans run into some political issues:
Cleveland official calls out critics of dirt bike track proposal, accuses them of veiled racism CLEVELAND, Ohio – After a heated City Council debate last week over a plan to legitimize Cleveland's underground dirt bike culture by building a track in a city park, one city official sounded off on Facebook, calling out critics of the plan for what he described as veiled racism. In a Facebook post Friday night, Cleveland Community Relations Director Blaine Griffin wrote that he has seen the city throw millions of dollars at skateboard parks, boat docks, rowing sports and bike trails. But when it came to finding a home for dirt bike and BMX enthusiasts -- who currently ride illegally on city streets for lack of a better place -- council members took issue with it, Griffin wrote. "And because they are young, black and aggressive, people totally demonized the project," he wrote. "They disrespected them and the Councilwoman who tried to find a release valve for these activities. The reason that they gave is because they wanted [their] own personal parks to be fixed. The message that they sent to these young people (Who rarely get involved in the electoral and political process) is, 'The only thing appropriate for you young Black men is an interaction with police, a number and jail.' Listen to Dog Whistle Politics. Race is always lurking in the background." Griffin went on to say that the group also disrespected Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland, who had pledged some of her own discretionary funding for the $2 million park proposed for the Marion Motley Playfields in her ward. Griffin pointed out that council etiquette calls for members to support their colleagues' project proposals. "I guess she is a woman, so people felt free to pick on her," Griffin wrote. The project is aimed at providing a place for the growing number of dirt bike riders who illegally use city streets and parks to ride dirt bikes and ATVs while performing death-defying stunts. The park would be built to regulation specifications for motocross. The sport involves motorized dirt bikes, and BMX bikes, which are pedal-operated and designed for tricks. The park would consist of a quarter-mile loop track and a straight-away track for riders to perform stunts. An amphitheater would be built for spectators, and a separate building would house an area for the riders to learn bike repair. Mayor Frank Jackson's administrators appeared before council's Committee of the Whole last Wednesday, seeking approval from council to start the bidding process on construction and for a five-year contract for a day-to-day operator. A group of representatives of the so-called BikeLife culture testified at the hearing that the sport has had a positive influence on thousands of Cleveland youth, and that riders from feuding neighborhood factions have become friends through riding. But some council members argued that the city should not spend the money on a new park when existing parks, pools and recreation centers are unusable and in desperate need of repair. And they took issue with the notion that the city would expedite a $2 million project catering to a population that is "terrorizing" the streets with their illegal, unlicensed vehicles, while young children have nowhere safe to play. more: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index...lls_out_c.html * note - cleveland has a very cool indoor mountain bike park now for years - check it out: https://youtu.be/dFOSDMSXPNA |
When Cyclists Oppose Bike Lanes
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^Interesting. I always thought of vehicular cycling as an Anglo-American ideology, but I guess it has some adherents on the continent. I wonder how the hilarious #bikelanesaregenocide hashtag (from one of my favorite parody Twitter accounts) translates into Spanish.
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Berkeley’s Revolutionary Bike Plan
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City Streets Makeover Adds Bike Lanes
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Bike Lanes May Be The Most Cost-Effective Way To Improve Public Health
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Cross Charlotte Trail:
Right now there are a number of greenways in Charlotte but the Cross Charlotte Trail project aims to connect many of them so people will be able to walk/cycle the entire length of Mecklenburg county. The network will stretch around 40 miles. The entire trail has a 2020 completion date. http://www.charlottefive.com/wp-cont...-greenways.jpg Source: Charlotte Five via City of Charlotte One of the biggest hangups has been how to bridge the Independence/I-277 interchange. Here are a couple renderings: http://www.charlottefive.com/wp-cont.../74-bridge.png Source: Charlotte Five via City of Charlotte http://www.charlottefive.com/wp-cont...dependence.png Source: Charlotte Five via City of Charlotte |
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Bill to allow NYC cyclists to pass through certain red lights sparks debate
By Vincent Barone vin.barone@amny.com November 15, 2016 Should cyclists be policed as if they were driving cars? A City Council bill that would allow for cyclists to ride through certain red lights has spurred discussions between Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration, lawmakers and advocates about how cyclists should be treated on city streets. The bill, introduced earlier this year by Councilman Carlos Menchaca (D-Brooklyn), would permit cyclists to travel through red lights with “Lead Pedestrian Intervals.” Known as LPIs, the intervals extend red lights to give pedestrians several seconds to cross a street ahead of moving traffic. It might sound like obscure traffic engineering, but it's a riding technique championed by riders. “Sometimes laws create cultural and behavioral changes,” said Menchaca at a Transportation Committee hearing on the legislation Tuesday. “And sometimes culture points us in the direction of the legislation. This is an example of the latter.” There are LPIs at almost 1,500 intersections throughout the city, according to the city’s Department of Transportation. It’s a feature that the agency says increases pedestrian visibility and helps keep those walking safe from turning drivers. Proponents argue that the bill would provide the same safety benefits for cyclists. “This important bill helps to draw a clearer distinction between cyclists and cars and highlights that [both pedestrians and cyclists] are extremely vulnerable to turning cars at intersections,” said Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan), chair of the Transportation Committee. The bill would require little beyond departing from NYPD traffic policing that, typically, weighs cyclists’ behaviors equally against drivers’. Turning cyclists would still have to yield to pedestrians at affected intersections. “There already are some exceptions,” said cycling advocate Paco Abraham, comparing traffic rules between cars and bikes. “This is carving out a little more space for that realization that sometimes you’re dealing with apples and oranges.” Thomas Chan, the NYPD transportation chief, said that the idea of retraining officers to enforce a law only at certain intersections was a concern for the agency. “We want to ensure that cyclists are safe,” Chan said. “Right now bicycles and vehicles are under the same rules….We have thousands of officers who will have to be retrained. We’re not exactly sure how this will affect enforcement, but we know it will.” Turning crashes represented 23 percent of bicyclist fatalities in intersections, according to city data between 2006 and 2014. Sean Quinn, the senior director of bicycle and pedestrian programs at the DOT, said the agency supports the bill but wants to settle on exceptions for certain intersections with LPIs. “The trends are all pointing to the same thing: there are more bicyclists on the streets…” Menchaca countered. “We’re going to have to evolve.” |
‘Mini Holland’ scheme in Walthamstow hailed as major success as traffic falls by half
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The ‘Peanutabout’ Concept Could Be a Breakthrough for Diagonal Streets
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Looks good! Only part that looks jarring is the bikelane-protected car parking. Ought to be the other way 'round.
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Vancouver’s cycling-friendly side streets seen as a key step forward for North American cities
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Cyclists are making congestion and pollution in UK cities worse, claims Labour MP
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