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Did anyone go to this? Looks like fun. When I was a kid, we rode our BMX bikes on the interstate as a dare.
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^^Sorry, but I'm really not following. Here's a picture Boulder uses of what they will install, an example from Toronto. And this that I believe is already installed. They're just jersey barriers, and equally as removable as anything else that's not built into the street itself. Again, great for Boulder, but it doesn't look like they're doing anything new or different. Am I misunderstanding? NYC example, where the barriers are bolted together with metal fences - certainly seems permanent. And Queens Blvd in NYC, and in 66 Parallel in Virginia.
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^ If I am to be very pedantic, I would consider nothing to be permanent. Everything has the possibility to be destroyed, either by mankind or through the forces of nature over time (erosion, natural disasters, etc).
But my definition of "permanent" in this case is when the concrete is embedded into and below the ground, like in this section detail: https://export.amlegal.com/media/4a4.../0-0-0-833.png Once the existing pavement is excavated and the concrete is installed, it is fairly resource and time consuming to rip out the concrete infrastructure and repave the road (the latter is less resource & time intensive - repaving, of course, is done all the time). Most of your example links are of pre-cast concrete barriers that are shipped to the site by flatbed truck. Some are just dropped into place with no anchors. Others require an anchor hole to be drilled into the pavement so that the barrier can be bolted to the road (usually done for lighter barriers that can be easily pushed, or ones that are at risk of toppling over if they are not anchored). But in either case, removal of these barriers is relatively easy and can be done within a few hours or less. This is why I consider these barriers to be "temporary", even if they continue to remain installed in-place for many years, if not decades. An example is your link for the "NYC example" with metal fence - I've personally used this center-running bike lane 9 years ago 3-5 days a week. The only "permanent" installation from your links is for the 66 Parallel in VA. This is an engineered wall next to a high-speed freeway that was most likely poured in-place and embedded fairly deep below ground level. Bike lanes adjacent to freeways require such "permanent" installations due to the risk of high speed crashes pushing this wall into any cyclists or e-mobility users. |
Oh I'm totally on board with you on the need for high-quality, permanent bicycle infrastructure. But Boulder appears to be putting concrete blocks in place, that by your definition are not permanent. They said they're doing what Toronto has. And those are just concrete barriers placed on a road. Am I misunderstanding, and Boulder is doing what you've shown in the diagram? Either way, again, great for Boulder, I just don't understand how they claim they're the first US city to do this.
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I'm honestly not sure what your confusion is about here. Can you explain? EDIT: Oh, I see what your confusion is about. No, Boulder's official website is bullsh*tting. Many, many cities in the US have installed jersey barriers as bike lane protection before Boulder has. Maybe what Boulder means is that they are using this specific type of concrete barrier and referring to it as "tall curbs" (it seems to have a shorter height than other jersey barriers). Sorry for being pedantic in earlier posts. |
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I took pictures, which are in my "My Los Ángeles" photo thread in My City Photos: https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...&postcount=489 There have only been two ArroyoFests, and they were 20 years apart. The city of Los Angeles regularly has CicLAvia events in different areas of the city, and the SGV has something called 626 Golden Streets, which is similar to CicLAvia (they close off miles of certain streets to automobile traffic and let cyclists/walkers/runners/etc. rule the streets). |
New segment of the Atlanta Beltline, the Northeast Trail, opens.
https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/...?itok=QRuJC7gP https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/...?itok=ISxKDu7B Now stretching for 1.2 miles, the Northeast Trail’s first two segments improve or unlock off-street mobility for several intown neighborhoods, linking the northern edge of Piedmont Park to the Armour district near SweetWater Brewing Company’s longtime home. Along the way the trail passes Ansley Mall and Ansley Golf Course, bridges over the Buford-Spring Connector (with tall new protective fencing installed), and swoops under 10 lanes of Interstate 85 before ending, for now, at Mayson Street. |
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Cincinnati's Straight St. Hill Climb race was this morning. This event started in the 1970s as a running race and bicycling was only added in the last few years. The "course" is .36 miles long and about 280 vertical feet with an average grade of about 12%. This isn't close to the highest (over 400 vertical feet) or steepest hill (about 30%) in the city but it's probably the best-known since it is right next to UC.
A dramatic fog filled the valley until the exact moment that the running race began at 9am. The bicycle race followed at 9:30am. The fog at approximately 8:45am: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds Spectators at the top: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds The winner of the running race: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds The pack: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds Bikers getting ready: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds About five minutes before the race: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds The bicycling results: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...720&fit=bounds |
nyc dot celebrates completion of major manhattan third avenue 'complete streets' improvements --
ABOUT DOT Press Releases IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2023 Contact: (212) 839-4850, press@dot.nyc.gov NYC DOT Celebrates Completion of Major Safety Project on Manhattan's Third Avenue Transformative project redesigned dangerous intersections, reduces speeding, and added 1.9 miles of bike and bus lanes in corridor that has seen a high number of severe injuries and fatalities New design features wider bike lanes to better accommodate record-breaking bike ridership and creates a more welcoming, comfortable cycling experience. New York – New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today celebrated the completion of a major street safety project on Third Avenue in Midtown and the Upper East Side. The completed project spans nearly 40 blocks from East 59th to East 96th streets, a stretch of Third Avenue that has seen 37 severe injuries and seven traffic fatalities between 2016 and 2022. The project includes a redesign of every intersection, traffic calming measures to reduce speeding, a new offset bus lane, and a parking-protected bicycle lane. The "Complete Street" project, which better accommodates all road users, will also deliver faster, more reliable bus service for 50,000 daily riders along the corridor. With the completion of the Third Avenue redesign, NYC DOT expects to deliver a record high number of protected bike lanes this year. more: https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr...hird-ave.shtml https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/images/...ety-3-av-1.jpg As part of the "Complete Street" redesign of Third Avenue in Midtown and the Upper East Side, NYC DOT has added 11-foot bike lanes along two uphill segments of Third Avenue to create passing lanes where faster e-mobility users can safely pass pedal cyclists. |
wider bike lanes for manhattan 10th av in hk —
City completes ‘double-wide’ 10th Avenue protected bike lane in Hell’s Kitchen By Ben Brachfeld Posted on December 13, 2023 The city has completed the installation of a new protected bike lane on 10th Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, featuring a design considerably wider than the standard across the five boroughs. Bike lanes vary across the five boroughs but are usually between 4-to-6 feet in width. The new northbound lane on 10th Avenue between 38th and 52nd streets, however, clocks in at a husky 10 feet, wide enough for two cyclists to share the space. more: https://www.amny.com/transit/double-...hells-kitchen/ |
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biking the cross bronx ??
Feds announce $150 million for new bus, pedestrian and cyclist lanes on the Cross Bronx By Camille Botello Posted on December 20, 2023 more: https://www.bxtimes.com/million-cross-bronx/ |
these aggressive type a’s and blythe tourist/move in bikers remain a terror —
Transit ‘Slow your roll, respect the stroll’: New Manhattan campaign urges bicyclists to yield more to pedestrians By Aidan Graham Posted on January 19, 2024 more: https://www.amny.com/transit/manhatt...d-pedestrians/ |
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The new suspension bridge part of the Schuylkill boardwalk trail is pretty far along now. The towers are complete.
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Atlanta Beltline expansion through Piedmont Park is ahead of schedule and could open as soon as this month.
https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/...?itok=HYwb6WWE |
way to go columbus —
its the $100M capitol line around downtown — :cheers: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3-75E9s...NreHRoYTQ5eA== https://www.axios.com/local/columbus...ntown-columbus https://images.axios.com/BgwIqhoHPlg...9158624411.jpg A stretch of Gay Street that would be redesigned as part of the project. Rendering: Courtesy of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation |
the expandable cleveland midway —
plans are in motion for expanded sidewalks and bike lanes for two major routes — lorain ave w20st to w65st on the westside and superior ave from downtown to e55st — :tup: https://www.clevelandmidway.com/ |
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Construction Begins on Atlanta's Westside Paper Trail
'The Spur' will span 0.73 miles and connect several area destinations. https://whatnowatlanta.com/wp-conten...-Photo-01.jpeg https://whatnowatlanta.com/wp-conten...l-Photo-02.jpg |
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