Re: central bike lanes

On 1/23/2025 10:17 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/23/2025 8:19 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:

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Update on the street in San Francisco by “Rob the road guy” I tend to agree
that it’s the wrong solution to this location ie how do you stop for a
coffee/cake. So on.
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I guess that it (having the bike lanes in the middle would work on
locations such as London Embankment where all traffic is moving though with
controlled junctions, than a shopping street where one of the advantages of
bike traffic is generally it’s easier to just stop and do some shopping and
so hence the typical curve where businesses are horrified by the idea of
segregated bike lane but once it’s installed and foot traffic increases
tend to be pro it.
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Roger Merriman
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 Meh.
Guerrero Street is parallel. No problem.

I'd absolutely choose a street without the crazy infrastructure.
Before the center bike lane, the average car speed was 24 mph. If there were no special stripes at all, a cyclist could just ride far enough leftward to avoid the parked cars' door zone, cars could pass on the left, bicyclists approaching intersections or driveways wouldn't be hidden behind parked vehicles, and traffic would flow smoothly. Especially if the "green wave" traffic light timing were maintained for cyclist speeds.
And what's with the "parklets"? What's the rationale for letting a restaurant take over public space on the roads? That seems weird - not much different than letting a homeless guy set up his tent in that same space.
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