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Tag Archives: Bike Lanes
Bicycle Trail Networks
In 2007, Boston’s mayor, Thomas Menino, established a program called Boston Bikes. It’s purpose was to make Boston into a world class bicycling city. The winner of the 2000 US Olympic road-race cycling trials, Nicole Freedman runs the program. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Trail Networks, Bike Lanes, Cyclist Safety
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Building Bicycle Infrastructure Must Be Either Temporary Feel Good Politics Or Permanent Change
Riding a bicycle in the Boston area is precarious business. Boston’s horrendous traffic and legendary reckless drivers are only part of the problem. The other part is the roads themselves. After a long, snowy winter, many of the roads look … Continue reading
Waiting Is Part Of Sharing The Road
All one has to do is drive in and around a major city to see that bicycling is taking off in America. Some places have more cyclists than others, and cities vary in how much they’ve invested in bicycling … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Bike Lanes, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Traffic Laws
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Road Paint Parading As Protection
Since the mid-2000’s, sharrows — a chevron-and-bike logo painted on a road lane indicating that the lane must be shared by cars and bicycles — have become familiar markings on urban American roads. Unbeknownst to people other than activists … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Bicycling Advocacy, Bike Lanes, Cycling Safety, Cyclist Rights, Sharing The Road, Sharrows
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Sharrows: Confusion and Compromise
On my post about bike lanes, a reader left a comment asking what I thought about sharrows. So, I gave it some thought. Looking back, I remember seeing sharrows springing up in my area a few years ago. Prior … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling Advocacy, Bike Lanes, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Safety, Sharrows
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Bike Lanes Are Either Keeping Bikes In Or Keeping Cars Out
With budgets tight and populations soaring, competition for resources has grown fierce. Around the world, competing interests dominate discussions about how a country’s revenues should be spent. Money can be allocated in many ways; what constitutes the right way … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Lanes, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Sharing The Road, Traffic Congestion
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