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Originally Posted by OTownandDown
Can we just get a simple, 1.2m wide, grade-separated bike lane, approaching the intersection in a straight line alongside the sidewalk, with a simple curb depression adjacent to the sidewalk, and then a painted lane through the intersection, with a small bike signal either attached to, or just adjacent to the walk signal. I've seen one jurisdiction (is it Montreal? New York? with small red/yellow/green bulbs just above the button to cross) Is that too much to ask? Or are we solving for side-swipes by making cost and headache a bigger issue.
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Sure, but having no separation from parallel car traffic put cyclists at greater risk of right-hook collisions.
The intersections you're referring to as "zig-zaggy" are based on Dutch intersection designs- they have a pretty good record on this stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlApbxLz6pA&ab_channel=BicycleDutch