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Another inaccurate use-of-space display
https://www.facebook.com/urbanthoughts11/videos/570538686622524/ Where is there a street with 13 lanes in one direction? Show me one, please. Not even in Los Angeles. Problem is, no city could have enough parking to support the amount of traffic such a street would carry, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, bus, car, cycle track, cycle tracks, motorvehicle, pedestrian, space, urban, vehicle
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Chicago Bike Lane Guide, a Blast from the Past
The Chicago Bike Lane Design Guide, published by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center of the University of North Carolina in cooperation with the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and the City of Chicago, is available online on the NACTO site. What … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bus, Chicao, Chicao Bike Lane Guide, dooring, law
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Dr. Furth’s and his students’ plan for South Brookline
On March 14, 2011, I attended a meeting in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. At that meeting, Dr. Peter Furth of Northeastern University, and some of his students, gave a presentation on proposals for street reconstruction and bikeways in … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Laws, shared space, Sidepaths, traffic circles, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Brookline, bus, Clyde Street, crosswalk, Dulaski, Furth, ice, Lee Street, Massachusetts, MBTA, Northeastern, Peter Furth, pollution, public transportation, school bus, sidepath, snow, winter
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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
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, bus, Canal Street, Chinatown, curb, cycle track, Gorton, Grand Street, Holland Tunnel, loading zone, Manhattan, Mark Gorton, New Jersey, New York, safety, sidepath, Streetfilms
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Dutch traffic jams
Many bicycle planners and advocates would like to suggest that increases in bicycle use lead to a decrease in motor vehicle use. The Netherlands is often held up as an example. The reality there is different. Here’s a quote from … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bus, congestion, Europe, Holland, Netherlands, public transportation, rail, traffic jams
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Categorizing vehicle types
The following categorization of land vehicle and pedestrian types may be helpful in understanding infrastructure issues. I am leaving out snow modes — travel on snowshoes, cross-country skis, or in sleds, sleighs, snowmobiles. They exist in a world unto themselves, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, bike lane, bus, e-bike, moped, motor vehicle, motorcycle, pedestrian, scooter, Segway, skateboard, tricycle, unicycle, vehicle, wheelchair
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Muenster road space poster — check the numbers!
The caption “amount of space needed to transport the same number of people by bus, bicycle or car” is misleading, because the vehicles shown are parked, not moving. All in all, the Muenster poster and the US government publicaiton that quotes it make an apples vs oranges vs. pears comparison – of dried fruit. Continue reading
