tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post2448168257859205593..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: The Fast-Vanishing, Welfare-Endangering Union Street Bike LineBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-82582583413882434132009-05-20T21:27:44.488-07:002009-05-20T21:27:44.488-07:00Not a biker, but I suspect the "paint a white line...Not a biker, but I suspect the "paint a white line on the street and tell people that area is reserved for bikes" method of creating bike lanes will mostly fail. This is mainly because I remember a similar city program to create lots of bike lanes after the 1980s transit strike. After awhile, the lines faded and cars ignored them.<br /><br />As an alternative, the city should be creating bike routes, long stretches which bicylists can use that are free of auto and pedestrian traffic (remember pedestrians are also obstacles for cyclists, and vice versa). Instead of turning Broadway into a pedestrian mall -talk about another old urban planning idea that has failed just about everywhere its been tried- we could use a north-south avenue in Manhattan reserved for cyclists, express buses, and (genuine) emergency vehicles. Or once there is money for it, build an elevated highway somewhere for bikes only and see how that works.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-21817702310710413392009-05-20T19:40:25.556-07:002009-05-20T19:40:25.556-07:00I agree, the number/severity of the potholes on Un...I agree, the number/severity of the potholes on Union is utterly freakish. It's bad enough having to worry about being doored from the right without being forced to veer into the traffic on the left.Andreanoreply@blogger.com