Old 09-26-22, 12:00 PM
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pdlamb
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Originally Posted by rsbob
To enhance the open parking spaces, place curbing/bollards next to the car lanes so the UPS truck or whomever can’t pull over and park there. How about some constructive or ingenious solutions rather than jump[ing to why it can’t work? Too much to ask?

[url]https://www.peopleforbikes.org/statistics/economic-benefits

So let’s see some credible research studies to the contrary.
Here in the real world where I live, there's only two protected bike lanes in town. One of them has 17 driveways and cross streets in three blocks. Cyclists have stop signs at every driveway, and even with green paint, most drivers don't bother checking the bike lane before making a turn.

Then we get to the "magic white paint line will protect cyclists."

Followed shortly by "why should we waste money building bike lanes?" and "why should we close off traffic lanes and increase traffic congestion when nobody's riding bikes in this town?"

Given the cost of building separate bicycle facilities, I don't expect to see any significant uptick in safe, separate bike lanes in my lifetime. Dense urban centers with mass transit options? Maybe. Rest of the world? I'm going for a ride instead of waiting for Godot.
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