Sentences with phrase «good bike lanes»

There are good bike lanes and bad bike lanes.

«I think it's better if more people bike so we can get more and better bike lanes and sharrows.»

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!)

Learn more about these facilities on our Better Bikes Lanes page.

The Green Lane Project was a five - year PeopleForBikes program helping cities build better bike lanes to create low - stress streets.

The Green Lane Project is a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low - stress streets.

«Not only is building better bike lanes and supporting them with long - term community engagement essential for safety, it's also an important step on the path to a more equitable bike infrastructure,» said Tamika Butler, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Coalition.

She makes the argument that this is because the European cities have better bike lanes and safer conditions.

Studies show that the best way to keep cyclists safe on the road is to have better bike lanes and related infrastructure, but until those protected bike lanes are built, inventors and researchers are trying to come up with technology that protects cyclists like better, smarter bike helmets and, in this case, an app that warns drivers of nearby cyclists to keep those collisions from happening in the first place.

I gave a good accounting of ideas I thought were important but realize there are a lot of Streetfilms resources for anyone who wants to get better bike lanes in their city that I could pen.

Not exact matches

A total of 46 per cent chose «Better traffic management during development / construction,» while 34 per cent chose «Remove existing bike lanes.»

Find the best paths and bike lanes that separate your child from traffic and teach traffic awareness.

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.

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 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.

Her initiatives, including bike lanes, Summer Streets, pedestrian plazas, and Select Bus Service have all been positive steps towards a better transportation paradigm.

Instead, he said city officials must do a better job listening to residents and working together to solve problems like school overcrowding and improving the city's controversial bike lanes.

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.

«I can't think of a better place to put a bike lane.»

Highlighted proposals included: a new, soccer and hockey stadium at Willets Point; mandating public review through ULURP for hotel permits in NYC to help ensure community input and better monitoring of growth; a borough - wide plan for bike lanes; the re-opening of the displaced Queens Field Office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); building space in public parks specifically designed for seniors to stay active.

The design, that is spearheaded by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, also calls for improved bike lanes, an underground parking lot, improvements to Cadman Plaza's War Memorial and better lighting under the Brooklyn Bridge.

«But that doesn't mean bike lanes aren't a good idea.

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.

Having segregated bike lanes and public bike racks helped a city's rank, but these cities also support bike culture and possess good stores for bicycles and biking equipment.

The authors argue the best way to make cities safer for cyclists in Toronto and other cities planning for light - rail is to create separated bike lanes that minimize interaction with rail tracks.

It is honestly the best way to explore the city because they have designated bike lanes everywhere, they literally rule the road.

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.

Buses run about 4 times a day to within half a mile of the property Taxis are on call There are footpaths and lanes to st.Ives and penzance that are safe and quiet to walk or bike ride (ask at the office) An adjacent footpath to the hostel takes you across fields going east to the nearest pub... about a 10/15 minute walk... going west about 35 minutes gets you to the coastal path good surf beaches are reached at st.Ives 3 miles and hayle 4 miles

In 2010, Jason organized a series of «Better Block» projects, taking blighted blocks with vacant properties in Southern Dallas and converting them into temporary walkable districts with pop - up businesses, bike lanes, cafe seating, and landscaping.

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.

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).

But it doesn't seem to be because the infrastructure is better; in fact, while things have been improving, the number of well protected bike lanes is relatively low and while they now have a bike share, that's a new thing that didn't make a difference in the 2012 census.

Obviously this is only a small step, but combined with ambitious infrastructure projects like more bike lanes, expansions in bike sharing, transit improvements, pedestrian zones, maybe some congestion pricing and better management of parking spaces, this can make a difference.

NYC has close to 8.5 million inhabitants, who directly experience their neighborhoods and sometimes know better than planners where bike lanes or other improvements are needed and can come up with ideas that designers may not have.

More and better - designed bike lanes are producing more cyclists and more first - time cyclists.»

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.»

Desire for more bike lanes was the clearest preference, but factors such as off - street bicycle paths, secure bicycle parking, and bicycling events — human infrastructure, in a sense — were important those surveyed as well.

«With nine new Hubway stations and an additional two miles of protected, low - stress bike lanes on the way this year, residents will have a better opportunity to travel by bike throughout Somerville — and beyond.

2) 14 ways to make bike lanes better: We made an infographic with photos of the most popular ways of separating bikes and cars.

We did empirical research to figure out the best language for these facilities and settled on «protected bike lane.»

1) Why better lanes matter: Academic research shows that the many people who would like to bike more, but don't, are particularly concerned about safety.

We've implemented a large number of bike lanes in Boston, now we're working to make them better.

These trails play an important role for transportation, too, especially when they are well - linked to protected bike lanes and neighborhood greenways.

The most advanced Bicycle Friendly Communities and Bicycle Friendly Universities have a well - connected bicycling networks, consisting of quiet neighborhood streets, conventional and protected bike lanes, shared use trails, and policies to ensure connectivity and maintenance of these facilities.

New York City's protected bike lane on 9th Avenue led to a 56 percent reduction in injuries to all street users, including a 57 percent reduction in injuries to people on bikes and a 29 percent reduction in injuries to people walking, as well as an 84 percent reduction in sidewalk riding.

Kea Wilson interviews author Melody Hoffman about why protected bike lanes aren't always the best way to get people biking and why a more comprehensive, community - based strategy is needed.

To help bicyclists feel safer, building many more protected bike lanes is a start, as well as addressing the aforementioned social safety factors to bicycling.

«Vehicular cycling» is all well and good, but New York City needs separate bike lanes.

He said at some T intersections in the city, bicyclists can ride safely through red lights because there is no cross traffic and a bike lane keeps them well away from vehicles.