Sentences with phrase «about a bike lane in»

In a recent discussions about a bike lane in Toronto where some parking spaces were going to be removed, there was suddenly great concern for seniors who might not be able to park right in front of the piano store.

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In Denver, Amazon and local officials talked at length about public transit options and the creation of bike lanes, said Mr. Bailey.

He's adamant about upgrading cycling conditions in his district with protected bike lanes and the expansion of Citi Bike.

Weiner: I once made a joke, and I said it to Mike Bloomberg, and this was in the height of a lot of the controversy about the bike lanes, I said first thing I was going to do as mayor was hold a press conference tearing out your — this is the internet, right?

Investment in road building far exceeds that for active travel - public transport, footpaths and bike lanes - which Read more about Stop prioritising cars over kids» health, experts plead - Scimex

I'll say this about riding this bike around in congested cities: I've never been a believer in «Loud Pipes Save Lives,» but when you're fighting for your lane with a guy driving a Lincoln Navigator with Pitbull blaring from the sound system, it's disconcerting to not have some kind of sound letting them know you're there.

In addition, a strong majority of pedestrians feel their experience walking on Bloor Street with bike lanes installed is about the same or better than it was previously.

The good folks at StreetFilms took some time to make a short movie about it while they were in Colorado recently (you can also check out their coverage of the city's contraflow bike - lane).

I usually only say nasty things about companies that let employees park their trucks in the bike lane, but in this case I will make an exception.

Rachel Quednau writes in Strong Towns about a bike lane battle in Philadelphia:

The city still has a bit of an anarchist tendency, but at least it faces the reality of situations; years ago, when researching an article on bike lanes in Montreal, I asked a planner about their use of contra - flow lanes on one - way streets.

I saw my own reservations about commuting by bike in Portland: I wish there were more compassionate drivers, I wish the bike lanes felt safer, I wish I knew the rules of the road as it relates to biking.

How about putting black box recorders in taxis, decent north / south bike lanes, one way streets where they are not wide enough to accommodate such traffic, and building a bike - friendly city.

It doesn't matter what it is, we complain about it — bikes rolling through stop signs, cars stopped in the bike lane, bikes going the wrong way on a one - way street, pedestrians crossing at mid-block, etc..

This looks like a pretty lame report... there is nothing about bike lane statistics... how many of these deaths occurred in locations with separated bike lanes, sharrows, 1 lane roads, 2 lane roads, highways?

The attitude about cycling here is just one of many things to cheer: a planned light - rail bridge that will also bring $ 40 million in new buffered bike lanes and paths; a proposed apartment project with 1,200 parking spaces for bikes; and a university that supports urban cycling research, Portland State, which last year released a scientific study proving that, yes, bike commuters really do arrive happier.

Since coming to work at the League in 2012 I had learned about Davis - the city with the highest rates of bike use in the United States; Davis - the city that began experimenting with protected bike lanes in the 1970s; Davis - the university that is closed to most car traffic; Davis - the community where a Bicycle Hall of Fame anchors a town square.

Musing about what it would take to get more people in other cities to hop on bikes, Notaras mentions some of the many initiatives in Japan to promote cycling, including the Green Pedal Map, which provides information in English and Japanese «on bike lanes, danger zones, rental locations, bike parks and so on,» as well as the leadership role that needs to be played by government and businesses.

Sue - Ann Levy is not alone in her complaining about bike lanes slowing down cars; there is a campaign in the east end of Toronto to remove a bike lane on Woodbine Avenue that isn't even completed yet.

During the debate about removing two suburban bike lanes, Councillor Michelle Berardinetti said «bike lanes are not a good fit for suburbs because we are forced to use our cars here» and «I never want to see bike lanes in Scarborough ever again.»

Local news reporters cite a «war» between cyclists and drivers, as motor vehicles are regularly left parked in bike lanes, and while a perceived lack of bike lane enforcement has become a source of frustration for local cyclists, that could be about to change.

We had to ride south on Avenue Road, keeping as close to the curb as possible on one of the busiest streets in town in the middle of rush hour, wondering what kind of governments hypocritically promote cycling and then neglect to provide any decent routes; that refuse to demand sideguards on trucks like they do in the UK; that refuse to enforce the few rules about parking or driving in bike lanes; and that refuse to ban cell phone use while driving when 80 % of accidents are caused by inattention of drivers.

That cuts costs, of course, and also makes it easier to implement test projects that could more quickly get separated bikes lanes added to your neighborhood, similar to the pop - up bike lanes I wrote about in February.

We complain about how Toronto pays lip service to bikes but does not really follow through, and in the last year it has added exactly one kilometre of bike lanes and done little to address the carnage on the roads.

The post was about bicyclists putting stickers on cars that were parked in bike lanes.

While the debate rages on about whether New York's bike lanes are working right or hardly working at all, out here on the west coast in Bike City, U.S.A. (aka Portland, Oregon) there's a

In the US, we complain about bad bike lanes and trigger - happy motorists, but the real problem is more likely the limited clothing selection.

As if aggressive drivers, dangerous road conditions, and limited bike lanes weren't enough to worry about, cyclists in Cyprus may soon risk 15 - day jail terms for riding on the sidewalk.

It's in advance of a vote on Tuesday about transforming Toronto's main drag, Yonge Street, from six lanes to four with improved sidewalks and bike lanes; as noted earlier on TreeHugger, this is something that the suburban car - loving Rob Ford constituency can not abide.

In New York and Toronto, sarcastic and funny writers complain about how bike lanes get no respect.

So in the end, if you want fewer cars on the road slowing you down, lower taxes for road maintenance, and reduced health care costs, what you want to do is build more bike lanes, promote cycling, subsidize bike share programmes and stop complaining about cyclists getting a free ride.

But, my question is about the legality of selling these stickers, not parking in bike lanes.

«But the stickers are clearly being marketed with the intention of placing on someone else's property» My first thought on seeing the sticker was that you would put it on your own car to proclaim that you didn't care about bikers, but parking in a bike lane might also be illegal, so maybe that distinction is irrelevant.

«in one diagram about turning right across the bike lane, you discuss the wrong color car in the diagram.»