Sentences with phrase «as bike lanes»

The green home features REALTORS ® say clients are considering «very» or «somewhat important» surround a home's efficient use of lighting; a smart / connected home; green community features, such as bike lanes and green spaces; landscaping for water conservation; and renewable energy systems, such as solar and geothermal.

The green home features REALTORS ® say their clients are showing the most interest in involve a home's efficient use of lighting; a smart or connected home; green community features, such as bike lanes and green spaces; landscaping for water conservation; and renewable energy systems, such as solar and geothermal.

As these bike lanes take up more of the urban landscape, other commuters are left scrambling for less of the sidewalks and roadways.

But that's exactly what the city and Arup have in mind - a new downtown for the island, complete with shiny skyscrapers and ferry service to the mainland, small, pedestrian - friendly blocks and plenty of housing within walking distance of services, as well as bike lanes for easy cycling around the island.

They're just not expressly marked as bike lanes and have faded into usage as roadside pathways or parking, or have been grassed over.

Initiatives such as bike lanes and pedestrian plazas can be very beneficial to the city but it is important that they occur after thorough planning and include conversation among all those involved.

There was a lot of reading, but I really learned some things that I was previously a little fuzzy on, such as bike lane procedures and right - of - way when accelerating onto a freeway.

On Pennsylvania Avenue, the center lane — where a median would typically sit — is being designated as a bike lane.

Not exact matches

The transit way previously was mentioned as an area that could include bus - only lanes and paths for bikes and pedestrians.

As long as you have the right gear, a helmet, you look after your bike, be cautious and stay in the cycle lane, you will enjoy cycling to work and you will soon become an addicAs long as you have the right gear, a helmet, you look after your bike, be cautious and stay in the cycle lane, you will enjoy cycling to work and you will soon become an addicas you have the right gear, a helmet, you look after your bike, be cautious and stay in the cycle lane, you will enjoy cycling to work and you will soon become an addict!

The project also would feature Americans With Disabilities Act - related improvements including an elevator at Lakeview Center, as well as safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists by way of sidewalks and bike lanes, officials said.

Imagine if the headline after former Mayor Richard M. Daley announced plans to add more bike lanes and bike racks had been: «Truck and bus drivers get nervous as bicycles proliferate.»

Gustafson said the next step is to assemble a bike path advisory committee to decide issues such as the scope of the project and whether separate trails or a bike lane alongside the streets will be used.

Interactive Bike Guide and Map — Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council offers this interactive bike map and guide which includes NYS Bicycle Routes, Multi-Use Trails, Marked Bicycle Lanes, Park & Ride Lots, Bike Racks, Bike Shops as well as information on bike safety and links to Bike Clubs across the region and state.

He was an early skeptic of bike lanes and once, as mayor, openly contemplated tearing out the Times Square plazas.

As part of our ongoing series on Mayor Bill de Blasio's record, this week we are taking a close look at his transportation agenda — everything from subways to bike lanes to ferries.

The law does not apply to bike lanes that are installed for other purposes, such as linking two existing paths.

As Stringer addressed reporters on the corner of Eighth Street and Second Avenue in the East Village, one rogue cyclist whizzed down the avenue's bike lane in the wrong direction.

He called for better regulation and enforcement of violations in bike lanes, as well as improved signage and a public education campaign, including signs in taxis warning of the dangers of swinging doors open without looking first.

Reynoso, who's been Chief of Staff to Councilmember Diana Reyna for the past four years, sees truck - route calming and enforcement as well as expanding the bike lane network for Bushwick and Ridgewood as huge opportunities to improve life in his district.

Six years later with the growing number of bikes on our roads, more and more cycle lanes being introduced and the introduction of excellent schemes which I take advantage of such as the cycle hire scheme in London.

The petition, signed by almost 800 people as of Saturday, asks the city to consider a two - way protected bike lane — similar to the one on Prospect Park West — from Grand Army Plaza to Empire Boulevard.

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?

The space under and around the Brooklyn Bridge would get improved signage that would make it easier for pedestrians to find their way onto the bridge, as well as better lighting, a concession stand and a painted bike lane.

As much as they tried to stand out, however, the candidates found themselves on the same page on issue after issue, including affordable housing, Hurricane Sandy recovery, bike lanes, education and developmenAs much as they tried to stand out, however, the candidates found themselves on the same page on issue after issue, including affordable housing, Hurricane Sandy recovery, bike lanes, education and developmenas they tried to stand out, however, the candidates found themselves on the same page on issue after issue, including affordable housing, Hurricane Sandy recovery, bike lanes, education and development.

Cyclists heralded the lane as a vast safety improvement that will encourage more New Yorkers to use bikes.

Another factor that encouraged its use was the perception of a safe environment as regards urban traffic and the existence of bike lanes separated from the rest of vehicles.

They said steps such as constructing bike lanes and charging people more to park cars not only improve air quality, but also make people more active.

Definitely take advantage of their free bike rentals as there are a number of fantastic bike lanes and trails in the area.

The replacement bridge will consist of six, 12 - foot travel lanes, 12 - foot outer shoulders, and 5 - foot inner shoulders, as well as a 10 - foot bike / pedestrian path along the northern edge of the New Jersey - bound side.

As I made Tirana my home for a summer, I felt a new appreciation for the orderly bike lanes I had left behind in Western Europe.

; there are two medium - sized hills: Camino Alto and Alexander Ave (or Conzelman via Fort Baker route); be careful on Camino Alto and Alexander as they have no bike lanes, and Embarcadero is hectic

Biking to Muir Woods is not advised for most visitors as the route is long, steep, and has no shoulders or bike lanes.

There is a cubby & sand pit for the kids and bring skate boards and bikes as the lane is very quiet.

There is that Trials - like element to it, but there's also just getting used to the lane switching, the way that the bike's handle as they turn, and slight quirks with the controls that Tate are still refining.

I usually describe cycling in Toronto as life in the Fedex Lane but it appears that it should have a new name, the Beck Lane, after Toronto's biggest taxi company, which appears to have taken over the bike lanes as their own dedicated parking areas.

I don't know if that will do any good, but it feels even better than instagram, and it is not as likely to get you yelled at as the I parked in the bike lane stickers.

The story has in fact gone global, with coverage as far away as London's Road.cc which published Taxi drivers caught parking en masse in Toronto bike lanes, noting that there was more than one case of this.

Developing countries should emulate New York City's development of an extensive network of bike lanes and bike paths, such as the Hudson River Greenway.

A great feature in the report is the analysis and recommendations, which combine education (of drivers as well as cyclists), engineering (more and better bike lanes!)

Montreal got its first separated bike lane in the 80s and has been treating bikes as a separate mode of transportation ever since.

The start was not promising; as you can see they have ploughed the road nicely, dumping all of the snow into the bike lane.

The Dutch province of Utrecht is considering passively - warmed bike lanes, as is the town of Zutphen.

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.

Such strategies include cycling networks (segregated or non-segregated bike lanes; bike paths), and other means to permit safe access for all road users, including vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians.

As the above video highlights, Washington, D.C. recently implemented a bike - share program known as Smart Bike D.C. And much as cities like New York and Mexico City have been doing, D.C. has been busy adding miles of new bike lanes and cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rise in cycling caused in part by high gas prices.Bike - sharing programs, which have truly gone global the last few years, appear to be putting cycling on the radar of politicians, planning professionals, and commuterAs the above video highlights, Washington, D.C. recently implemented a bike - share program known as Smart Bike D.C. And much as cities like New York and Mexico City have been doing, D.C. has been busy adding miles of new bike lanes and cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rise in cycling caused in part by high gas prices.Bike - sharing programs, which have truly gone global the last few years, appear to be putting cycling on the radar of politicians, planning professionals, and commuteras Smart Bike D.C. And much as cities like New York and Mexico City have been doing, D.C. has been busy adding miles of new bike lanes and cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rise in cycling caused in part by high gas prices.Bike - sharing programs, which have truly gone global the last few years, appear to be putting cycling on the radar of politicians, planning professionals, and commuteras cities like New York and Mexico City have been doing, D.C. has been busy adding miles of new bike lanes and cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rise in cycling caused in part by high gas prices.Bike - sharing programs, which have truly gone global the last few years, appear to be putting cycling on the radar of politicians, planning professionals, and commuters.

As you can see from the signage, this is both a bike lane and a snow route; these are designated streets where if the Mayor announces a snow emergency, all the cars have to move or be towed so that the loaders and dump trucks can take away the snow.

So first some local people stencilled in sharrows as a warning to share, then David Meslin and James Schwartz demonstrated how a line might work with their garbage bike lane, and now the Urban Repair Squad has swooped in.

It also makes life much better in the bike lanes, where cyclists are often sucking diesel fumes and car exhaust, because as one study noted, «Cyclists, she said, «tend to have higher breathing rates than other pedestrians, so whatever they're inhaling is going deeper into their lungs.»

Funded in park by Clif Bar and People for Bikes, the experiment will include, in its last three days, an extension of the 15 - foot path for a few blocks further northward and creation of a bi-directional bike lane to test it as a possible fill - in to a noteworthy gap in Portland's bike network.