#Protected Bikelane

[warumichradfahre]

Lasst es so!

Baustellen sind auf den ersten Blick oft die Pest. Die Verkehrssituation ist ungewohnt, es steht weniger Platz zur Verfügung und man muss sich umstellen. Das schmeckt im ersten Moment nicht so gut.  Aber dann, nach einiger Zeit, merken vor allem wir Radfahrenden, dass für uns an manchen Baustellen bessere Bedingungen geschaffen werden als sie an der gleichen Stelle vorher galten. Oft werden…

[threadatl]

Photo: a truly protected bike lane on Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Downtown Atlanta! It's a beautiful sight, but lanes like this are too scarce on major roads in the city. The results of a new study demonstrate how crucial is it for cities to build physically-separated bike lanes if they want to encourage more cycling and reduce car trips. When asked which factors deter cyclists from riding, three of the top four reasons were directly related to being squished by cars. The low number of genuinely-safe bike lanes, which contain physical protection from cars, is a major barrier to our goals for sustainability  -- and also to our goals for equity, since lower quality bike lanes don't serve the needs of riders of all ages and abilities. 

[transit-fag]

The city government is corrupt and inept, we must revolt and build dozens of miles worth of protected bikelanes to save the city

[istherewifiinhell]

actually can i say. if u keep consistently watching city planing traffic engineering vids on yt and yes specially that one guy. you mind find that they quickly become repetitive on the same subjects like. u will already have the tools to understand these concepts and get what the problems or successes are yourself

but im honessssssstly not sure thats what their for. like in the way u could watch endless... cooking videos or smth and hear a larger percent of new stuff. i think their fucking agit-prop. likeeee. i watch em and im yeah yeah its a stroad the roads to wide the speeds to high its not built at ppl scale. but it also REALLY MAKES ME WANNA RIDE MY BIKE! seeing like. gopro mount footage of commute cycling being commentated. and makes me notice the cyclers when im out walking <- im not brave enough yet. and go. SHIT I WANNA BE DOING THAT! And i think helpfully builds ur skills to like. look at a place u COULD cycle and figure out how dangerous it could be.

i hope they make the speed limit everywhere 30km per hour and we all get protected bikelanes. amen.

[diocletiansbikelane]

If you google Dutch bikelanes you’ll find a lot of protected lanes, separated from car traffic by kerbs, grass medians and other protections, but you’ll also be able to find pictures of lanes painted on car streets, similar to what you’ll find in many other places like North America.

Back in 2013 the Fietserbond estimated the Netherlands had 35000 kilometers of protected bikelanes and 4700 of on-street bikelanes, and that percentage of on-street lanes might have decreased further in the past ten years. Streets typically have ‘major maintenance’ scheduled every thirty years, where pretty much the entire street is ripped out and redone (in order to renew pipes, cables and the road surface) and this scheduled maintenance is a perfect time to update old designs and implement new standards, so you’ll often find changes like this made, with the street being restructured and on-street lane being turned into a separated one.

Check out plenty more examples in this old blog post by bicycledutch

[diocletianscabbagefarm]

Btw now that I’ve suddenly become a bike advocacy blog for a couple hours let me point out there’s more to bike infrastructure than a bikelane - even a separated one with protective barriers. So much more.

[sprocketblog]

The #bicyclefuture we all want and need in these rapidly warming times with ineffective #cycling #infrastructure 💚

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#bikelane

#protected

#barrier

#climatecrisis

[cyclistazine]

Making space for yourself on the road, sometimes requires creativity. If your city doesn’t have bike lanes, it’s up to every car that passes you on your bike to determine how much space to give you. Even if your state laws requires drivers to give 3-4ft of passing, often drivers suck at it and are what we call PASSHOLES. But you can reclaim some space—specifically, a safe passing distance—by strapping a pool noodle to your bike or any of these other cleaver ways of demanding space for yourself on the roads (swipe through). Trying silly tactics like these doesn’t negate being useful. . Like all tactical urbanism, these are great ways to get the message out for needed and protected bike lanes. . Images via CA Streetsblog, SF Gate, Bikehacks, SF Bicycle Coalition, Adventure Cycling . #cyclistazine #mobilityjustice #bikeequity #socialjustice #resistance #cycling #cyclinglifestyle #cyclinglife #shredthepartriarchy #racialjustice #bikingdiversity #bike #cities #streetsafety #bikelanes #bicycleadvocacy #bikelife #citycycling #bikenoodle #bikesaftey #tacticalurbanism #diybikelanes https://www.instagram.com/p/B6JzUzeFfhw/?utm_medium=tumblr

[autogerechte-stadt]

Eine protected Bikelane und ein Gehweg sind der ideale Ort zum Parken. Da wird der richtige Verkehr nicht gestört.

[greywolfgraphics]

https://twitter.com/Penalosa_G/status/1490352816518541313

If cities know how to do it right, why is it so often done wrong? Never have people ride bicycles in between parked and moving cars. Have protected bikelanes in between sidewalks and parked cars. Simple. #DoIt. Everywhere. AAA: #AllAgesAbilities. https://t.co/uPsKUe1DGI

— Penalosa_G (@Penalosa_G) Feb 6, 2022

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[mobilize]

We're loving these beautiful protected bike lanes on the Corona side of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. When can we get some on the other side? #bicycle #bikelanes #Flushing #Queens #WorldsFair #MyFlushing #FlushingFantastic (at Flushing Meadows - Corona Park)

[pigeon1959]

New bike protected bike lane in the South Bronx. Still under construction 🚧. #bikelane #bike #green #bronx #thebronx #bikelife #hipster #urbanplanning #newbronx #nyc #newyorklife #newyorkcity #newyork https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jlaQfJkyz/?igshid=47japxo0gvpw

[warumichradfahre]

Aktionstag "Wir machen den RingFrei", Samstag, 16. September 2017. Aktion verschiedener Kölner Radinitiativen, die circa 1 km auf den Ringen die rechte Fahrspur als Protected Bikelane markiert hatten. Super tolle Aktion, mit vielen lächelnden Gesichtern bei den Radfahrerinnen und Radfahren und bei den Organisatorinnen und Organisatoren.

[reviewermag]

I noticed now on Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica has painted the bright green bicycle Lanes to the right of traffic going up and down the street, which I think is totally brilliant. All cities everywhere should do this. Back in San Diego they've tried to make roads bicycle-compatible by painting a symbol of a bikerider right in the middle of the lane that is used by traffic. That. Is. Insane. Bicycles and motorvehicle use isn't so compatible as to have the two elements sharing a lane. Cities need to choose: are they going to be bicycle-friendly or not. I think the future mandates that they should be and steps need to be taken to protect bicyclists and give them their own space designated apart from motorvehicles. Santa Monica is so forward-thinking. They always have been, from the hippies of Venice Beach back in the 60s to the beat writers that were in this town like Bukowski to the film industry that draws influence and inspiration this beach community. Even Ocean Park Boulevard, remember KP short? Surf fashion and culture was basically born here by mass media. Surfing and skating has taken over the world now. This town is on the leading edge of doing good things always and people need to take notice. #santamonica #belikevenice #belikesantamonica #progressivedemocracy #liberalism #liberal #ilovela #bikelanes #sharetheroad #ride #peddletowork #cycling #rideyourbike #iwanttoride (at Santa Monica, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOJs7Hgr8T/?igshid=1szojdyp8uhes

[thewideeyedworld]

My project for the day - the Arapahoe St protected #bikelane in Denver, CO. (at Downtown Denver)

[diocletianscabbagefarm]

Wanted to address a comment so I grabbed NBJs most recent livestream biking in North America (in Toronto, a city with a fairly decent and growing bike network, congrats on electing Chow btw) and within the first five minutes of cycling on painted bike gutters he comes across a “bike lane ends up ahead” sign, has to ride on a lane in between two car lanes without protective barriers in order to cross the intersection, and then comes up to a point where the bikelane transitions to “sharrows” (where bikes and cars share the car lane) and he says “fuck that” and turns onto another street, which also turns into sharrows.

Anyway I think it says a lot that 11% of kids cycle (or walk) to school in the US and around 66-70% do in the Netherlands.