Tag Archives: bikeway

Examples of Sidepaths in National Parks

A commenter on the Washcycle blog where I first read of the mandatory sidepath provision in the Transportation Bill had the following to say: In most parts of the country NPS, BLM and other stewards of Federal land are the … Continue reading

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Transportation Bill Includes Draconian Mandatory Sidepath Provision

Concerning the transportation bill currently making its way through the U. S. Senate committee process, please see this analysis on the Washcycle blog. The bill has adverse effects on funding, and also it contains the most draconian mandatory sidepath provision … Continue reading

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A Second Look at the Boulevard de Maisonneuve

The Boulevard de Maisonneuve, an east-west arterial street in Montréal and Westmount, Québec, Canada, is one-way westbound and has a two-way, one-side of the street barrier-separated bikeway on its south side. The bikeway replaced a lane used variously for parking … Continue reading

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Barrier features

The same barrier can have more than one of the characteristics listed below, and they may be different for different types of vehicles. A barrier may be benign for dual-track motor vehicles, yet  overturn single-track vehicles. These can topple over … Continue reading

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Confusion at crosswalks on multi-use paths

The crosswalk on a multi-use path has a mixed identity, unless the crossing is signalized. Motorists must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk, but on the other hand, a stop sign facing the path normally means that cyclists yield to … Continue reading

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Manufacturing traffic jams on Grand Street, Manhattan

Someone has watched my video of Grand Street, in Manhattan, and commented: John, I watched the Grand Street video (which was kind of fun) but I couldn’t help but notice you are passing a lot of cars, which makes your … Continue reading

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Report from Seville

A Spanish advocate of integrated cycling about conditions in Seville: Disastrous: officially (according to the Seville City Council), some 120 km of segregated cycle lanes (most of them bidirectional) have been built at an official cost of 30 million Euros. … Continue reading

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The culture creates the system…

There’s something I’ve been trying to find a way to say for quite a while now. Mighk Wilson just said it, and very eloquently: The culture creates the system, not the other way around.  American bikeway advocates are attempting to … Continue reading

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About Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, bikeways, class issues and segregation

The 184.5 mile long Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Park is located along the north bank of the Potomac River, between Washington, DC and Cumberland, Maryland. I recently had the occasion to see the park described in writing as a … Continue reading

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Davis Planners and Advocates Opine on Sidepaths

This post supplements my previous post linking to documents about Davis bicycle facilities. Please bear in mind that Davis was the first community to introduce bike lanes in the USA, and that its bicycle program strongly favors conventional bike lanes, … Continue reading

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