Urban Cycling Developments

[202_Cyclist]

Inflation or that Lyft’s stock has been absolute shit this past year?

https://www.google.com/search?q=lyft...&client=safari

[shivtim]

BeltLine: Long-awaited Southside Trail construction to start in March

Atlanta - The unpaved Southside Trail section between Glenwood Avenue and Boulevard—Segments 4 and 5—is scheduled to officially close and be under construction sometime in March 2023. The scope of the 1.2-mile project includes rebuilding the United Avenue bridge. Once Segments 4 and 5 open, BeltLine users will be able to travel from Piedmont Park down to Boulevard, south of Zoo Atlanta, on a contiguously paved and protected multi-use trail. Once the next Southside Trail piece opens, it will create roughly five miles of uninterrupted BeltLine on the east and south sides of town, with only a half-dozen at-grade street crossings along the route.

[jmecklenborg]

Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist

Inflation or that Lyft’s stock has been absolute shit this past year?

https://www.google.com/search?q=lyft...&client=safari

Rideshare always was and always will be unprofitable.

[dchan]

Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

Rideshare always was and always will be unprofitable.

But what if ride shares were run by a non-profit community organization?

https://grist.org/solutions/new-orle...micromobility/

[Swede]

This stretch of bikepath on the western side of Stockholm's Old Town is getting widened. It is one of the main 3 bikelanes/paths connecting the northern half with the southern half of the inner city (of the whole metro area, really!).
Construction is planned to start in 2024.
https://vaxer.stockholm/projekt/cyke...rholmskanalen/




Still a bit narrow, yes, but this looks about twice as wide as the current situation (which is scary at times).


google maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@59.3247...7i16384!8i8192

[shivtim]

Atlanta awarded $30,000,000 for bike/ped connection from downtown to the Southside Beltline trail.

"Safety upgrades along that route call for bike lanes, crosswalk lighting, roadway reconfigurations, medians, safer speed limits, and rectangular rapid-flashing beacons, among other changes."

[shivtim]

The Atlanta project is part of the 37 implementation Safe Streets and Roads for All grants announced yesterday.

The Department is awarding 473 action plan grants and 37 grants for implementation projects in this first round of the program.

Here is a snapshot of the types of communities being funded through these awards:

• $1.52 million for Pima County, Arizona, to develop its Safe Streets for All Action Plan, focused on creating a culture of safety for all residents.
• $12.9 million for Modoc County and Fort Bidwell Tribal Reservation, California, to improve safety along two corridors in rural, disadvantaged communities and Tribal areas by implementing community requests for bicycle lanes, pedestrian crosswalks, speed control, and mobility-assisted support infrastructure.
• $680,000 for the City of San Diego, California, to advance its Safe Streets for All San Diegans proposal, which will build upon the existing safety action plan to develop a speed management plan, pursue quick-build projects, and develop a Slow Streets Program.
• $19.7 million for Hillsborough County, Florida, to implement low-cost and proven safety measures including sidewalks, bicycle lanes and speed management to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and drivers at approximately 22 locations in the county.
• $10.4 million for Fayette County, Iowa, to address roadway departure crashes along approximately 50 miles of roadway through shoulder widening, rumble strips and other low-cost treatments. Lane departure crashes account for nearly 60% of the fatalities and serious injuries in the area.
• $24.8 million for the City of Detroit, Michigan, to redesign existing transportation infrastructure in high crash areas and places with inadequate pedestrian infrastructure to focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety, and safer speeds for vehicle traffic.
• $4.4 million for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, to help implement the city’s Vision Zero strategies to reduce risky roadway behavior through infrastructure improvements, with a focus on safer intersections and pedestrian-involved crashes.
• $4.4 million for the City of San Antonio, Texas, to install eight mid-block crossings with pedestrian refuge islands and pedestrian hybrid beacons on Zarzamora Street in the city’s historically underserved Westside.

[mrnyc]

road diet, bike lanes and more for dangerous delancey street --



Gillibrand, local pols unveil $18M federal grant to redesign dangerous stretch of Delancey Street

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Posted on February 6, 2023


A roughly $18 million federal grant will fund long sought-after traffic safety improvements to a dangerous stretch of Delancey Street near the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and a cadre of local pols announced Monday.

The grant will pay for the city Department of Transportation’s (DOT) implementation of a so-called “road diet” along the dangerous stretch of Delancey, the senator said during a news conference at the corner of Delancey and Norfolk Streets Monday morning. The road diet consists of reducing traffic lanes, building protected bike paths and adding accessibility improvements to the busy thoroughfare between Clinton and Bowery Streets.


more:
https://www.amny.com/transit/gillibr...lancey-street/

[Busy Bee]

^ Any graphics showing what this will look like?

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

^ Any graphics showing what this will look like?

not yet, but i found something better --


1919 -- delancey street and the williamsburgh bridge -- in full swing in the streetcar era.

[Busy Bee]

^ Seen that shot before. Ahhh...what a time to be alive. I mean you could die of TB or a simple infection, but other than that...

[mrnyc]

they dont need no traffic lights in kronengen:


https://youtube.com/shorts/jgacSmLBSIQ?feature=share

[dchan]

If anyone is interested, the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) is hosting a webinar titled "The Role of Micromobility in Public Transit Planning" on March 8th at 1pm Eastern Time. Register at this link:

https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/regi...ica%2FNew_York

First and last mile (FLM) connectivity has always been a major consideration in public transportation modeling and planning. Ph.D. candidate Reid Passmore, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, will share his progress on developing a framework for systematically assessing cycling infrastructure improvements using the shortest path model, BikewaySim. While there are many models used throughout the US that can simulate walking trips from and to transit, there are few that do the same for bicycles. This model creates shortest routes that are consistent with the preferences that current and potential cyclists’ have for infrastructure. This framework will aid planners and engineers to assess the impacts of proposed cycling infrastructure projects, so that projects that stand to have the greatest impact on the actual and perceived safety of cycling are selected over those that would be less effective.

We will also hear from Prof. Beth Ferguson, whose ongoing research includes an exploration of travel behavior and best practices to increase micromobility and public transit ridership post-COVID-19. Prof. Ferguson’s project with Dr. Angela Sanguinetti, titled Integrating Micromobility with Public Transit: A Case Study of the California Bay Area, is nearing completion. Micromobility is well-suited to address first- and last-mile connectivity with public transit by extending the catchment area around transit stations and bridging gaps in the existing transit network, ultimately facilitating access to jobs and services. However, the uptake of micromobility depends on a variety of factors including environmental design features at and around public transit stations that support or inhibit access.

[mrnyc]

ok — nyc is slow on the draw with these:



Oonee unveils new free bike parking pod at Port Authority Bus Terminal

By Ben Brachfeld
Posted on March 15, 2023


Local micromobility startup Oonee on Wednesday opened up its newest hub for bike parking at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, part of what the company hopes is ultimately a network of secure storage for two-wheelers throughout the five boroughs.

The Oonee “pod” on 42nd Street outside the bus terminal can securely hold 20 bikes, and is completely free to use with a membership, allowing access via a keycard or phone app. Spots on the vertical, “smart-locked” racks are available on a first-come-first-served basis, and can be held for 72 hours before the app sends a notification about inactivity.


more:
https://www.amny.com/transit/oonee-u...-bus-terminal/


The new Oonee Pod outside Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Photo by Ben Brachfeld