#bicycle infrastructure

[urbanism-and-transit]

How can we improve cities which are starting out with basically nothing? Cities like Louisville Kentucky for example which currently have .23 miles of protected bike lanes? Well we can start by allowing for less expensive kinds of protection like parking protected bike lanes, 2 which are currently under construction are shown here on Lexington and Ellison.

But the allowance of Parking protected bike lanes actually allows for significant improvements of other infrastructure projects because louisville has a lot of 1-way streets and many are currently getting redesigned, this gives a great opportunity to add in new protected bike lanes of major thoroughfares like 2nd and 3rd street which is what metro government is doing, adding parking protected lanes on both streets when the road is next repaved thanks to a federal grant

These kinds of changes are real and positive but require you to make your voice heard so that city governments know what you want and demand

-Josh

[detragefietser]

[atlurbanist]

😍 Very cool! I couldn't help but add a train to the photo from AtlWinKnee's tweet (second image).

Put rail on the Atlanta Beltline and turn this into an excellent urban corridor surrounded by infill homes (with affordability), offices, and more.

And *build great ped/bike paths like this everywhere* so that the Beltline isn't such a rare destination for safe walking and cycling.

I want the Beltline path to be instructional for Atlanta, so we learn how much demand there is for great spaces to walk and bike. We should expand this quality of experience (including protected bike lanes) on many streets.

In that situation, the Beltline's use as a visitor destination for recreational strolling/chatting would be reduced some (though certainly not eliminated) due to the 'competition' elsewhere, and the Beltline corridor becomes a bit more of a productive transportation route.

[the-city-in-mind]

via CarFreeNews

[auttumnleafs]

I actually became a leftist on a bicycle, i learned the term labour theroy of value and thought about it. When i put my energy into peddling my wheels i am directly rewarded with movement and fun. The bicycle is my means of propulsion.

Everything just clicked!

[coulsonlives]

[tilbageidanmark]

Danish parking lot (Outside the Frederiksberg Mall).

16% of all trips in Denmark are made by bikes.

[solarbird]

Lots of weekend landscaping work happening at the Montlake lid this rainy Saturday – it’s crunch time before the opening ceremonies that’re finally happening next week.

I will, naturally, be dropping a revised MEGAMAP the day before, this coming Friday afternoon or evening (depending upon scheduling). I’ll also be dropping an updated Greater Northshore since there’s some Seattle-area updates which show up in its coverage area as well.

They’ll be posted here for free download, as always. The current version is from November.

And if you like my bike nonsense – or any of my other nonsense, for that matter – I have a patreon. And if you’re already there, as always, you have my heartfelt thanks! ^_^

[dogwelder]

Hey, I rode my bike!

[detragefietser]

[atlurbanist]

Nice post from a Washington state transportation professional!

It's great to have something to brag about in Atlanta when it comes to street redesign that de-centers car flow and lifts up cycling or walking!

The nation is watching, and wants us to succeed. 😊

Next, let's aim for a truly well-connected system of these lovely things in Atlanta.

[elektroskopik]

Dear universe, bicycles are not a nuisance. They are a perfectly valid, quiet, and rarely violent means of transportation.

Cars and trucks, on the other hand, are like the AR-15s of the freeway. Maybe, just maybe, we should take a moment and reflect on how many deaths they have caused.

[bhrarchinerd]

[rage-city]

Great turnout today!