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Bikes, Cars, Light Rail, E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, Arizona
Build it and they will…wait. Well, at least they’re supposed to wait. If you click on the title in the image or caption, you can view this at a higher resolution. Bikes, Cars, Light Rail, E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, Arizona … Continue reading
“Shared space” — longer video and discussion
This post is a companion to my earlier one titled “No Rules.” The video here shows my entire ride on Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts, with a forward and rearward view, while the one in “No Rules” shows only highlights … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged Bicycling, Commercial Street, Massachusetts, Provincetown, safety, shared space, traffic, traffic calming, video, woonerf
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No rules?
Quite by chance, I encountered an advocate of “shared space” and had a conversation with him at the start of a ride I undertook to illustrate the concept. The advocate expressed that there are “no rules” in this kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, shared space
Tagged Bicycling, Commercial Street, Massachusetts, Mike Lasché, Provincetown, safety, shared space, traffic, traffic calming, video, woonerf
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Ian Cooper comments on the C&O Towpath
Cyclist Ian Cooper offers a report on the C&O canal towpath, which I have mentioned in a previous post. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas deserves a lot of credit for preserving the canal as a park, but as Ian … Continue reading
How many people would go to the trouble?
Christmas Eve, and the temperature outside is 17 degrees Fahrenheit.That’s 7 degrees below zero Celsius. I am wearing trousers over sweatpants, a flannel shirt over a T-shirt, and a watch cap. That way, I am comfortable with the thermostat in … Continue reading
Transporting children is essential
A colleague has pointed out the advice on transporting children on the Web site of the International Bicycle Fund, describing this advice as “fairly good.” Well, sort of. I regard this advice as unimaginative and incomplete. It repeats the old … Continue reading
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The Six-Way in Rush Hour
Here’s another video showing conditions at the six-way intersection of 16th Street, U Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW in Washington, DC, where special bicycle facilities have been installed. The Six-Way in Rush Hour from John Allen on Vimeo. Also … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, Bike lanes, contraflow, Traffic Signals
Tagged 16th Street, 16th Street NW, advanced stop line, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bikeway, DC, District of Columbia, New Hampshire Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue NW, safety, traffic, traffic signal, U Street, U Street NW, Washington
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Guest posting: Ian Cooper on Euro bicycling cultures
Note from John Allen: Ian Cooper originally wrote the following essay as a counter-argument against the idea that there has never been a European bike culture, based on observations that did not extend beyond typical urban cycling on heavy, black … Continue reading
