Posted Mar 8, 2011, 1:02 AM
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To have a median or not that is the question. Surrey has a love affair with the median on arterial roads mean potential bike routes are gobbled up with the planted/lined median or where are made substandard width where bike lanes do exist due to the lack of road space.
Case in point the brand new 96th Ave 4 lane project from 152nd street to 176st will have 1.3m wide bike lanes (on a 60km/hr road). In the middle of the road there will be a nice wide median with turn lanes at intersections.
Surrey's new bike lane standard is 1.8m but since this upgrade project was approved under the old standard it too will have substandard bike lanes due to those darn medians/turn lanes.
Why can't there be narrower or painted medians instead planted wide ones and real bike lanes? Streets can be made wider locally where turn lanes are required.
PS the outside lane is only 3m wide which means that trucks will be right on the bike lane edge. Have fun cycling out there!
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