Tag: bike lanes
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Copenhagen Envy
In the bike world, Copenhagen seems like a fantasy. It comes up in so many bike infrastructure conversations. When structuring how bikes will work with the First Hill Streetcar, the word Copenhagen is everywhere from the cycle track to the bike boxes. And if you watch the Streetfilm above, you get an idea why.
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Road diet proposed for NE 125th, open house Monday
View Larger Map SDOT will hold an open house Monday, July 26 to give a glimpse at plans to reconfigure a 1.3 mile stretch of NE 125th between Roosevelt and 35th Ave NE. The plans sound similar to other so called “road diets” the city has seen recently.
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Roosevelt parking removal NOT an issue
Almost nobody uses the parking on Roosevelt between 75th and 85th. I went on a ride up Roosevelt to check out the parking situation, and was actually surprised to find a mere 7 cars parked in the 10-block stretch of on-street parking SDOT has proposed for removal in order to install a bike lane. Seven.…
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New bike lanes on Jefferson are nice for climbing, sharrows seem awful close to parking
I had a chance to ride in the new bike lanes on Jefferson between Broadway and 19th, and they were nice. Basically, there are sharrows on the downhill portions and a bike lane for climbing uphill.
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Admiral Way makeover plans draw (expected) criticisms from drivers, some concerns from bikers
Responses to the open house about the proposed changes to Admiral Way have ranged from the typical driver concerns about how it will slow them down (which is the whole point on this 30 mph road) to concerns that the bike lanes might be dangerous for bikers as they are currently designed.
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Residents worried about parking removal on Roosevelt
Some residents near the proposed parking removal on Roosevelt were upset by the plans and voiced their concerns at an open house last night, Maple Leaf Life reports. Many of those who spoke up said they don’t even live on Roosevelt, but still live close enough feel the effects of people parking on their block to shop, dine or go…
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