Sentences with phrase «of bicycle lanes»

Bicyclists may ride outside of bicycle lanes if it is necessary to:

... A linear park with bicycle and pedestrian access, housing and cultural activities, such as theaters, commerce and museums, as well as 1.92 miles of bicycle lanes, sporting facilities, such as tennis courts, climbing walls, squash courts, and skate parks in addition to orchards, gardens and meadows, that are easily accessible and interconnected to the larger Bay Area.

Not exact matches

But «if anybody in Canada thinks they are going to get Donald to build a nation of windmills, and turn all America into a bicycle lane or a place for carbon taxes» — in that event, «if they are very, very polite, he'll give them a free ride on Trump Cruise Lines back to where they came from.»

Herzberg, who was homeless, was crossing a four - lane road with her bicycle outside of the crosswalk when she was struck.

Despite the urgency of building a safe replacement, local politicians impeded the project — not just for years, but for decades — fighting over ancillary concerns such as its visual aesthetics and whether the bridge should include bicycle lanes.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered what he called a «10 - minute commercial about the city of Chicago,» pointing out its initiatives such as improved bicycle lanes, the restoration of school recess and healthy school lunches — then changed from a business suit into gym clothes and joined in.

One route would combine stretches of a bike path along the creek bank with a bicycle lane on Villa Avenue north of the Prairie Path, then hug the west bank of the creek south to Butterfield Road.

A new bicycle master plan recommends 300 miles of bike lanes throughout Buffalo — more than triple the amount that the city has now — to provide a safer, more connected network that encourages more bicycling.

The New Springville Greenway, part of the development of Freshkills Park, will provide pedestrians and bicycles an off - street route near the Staten Island Mall and connect the bike - lane on Arlene Street to the LaTourette Bike Path, the Parks Department said.

Today, Council Speaker Christine Quinn said the package of legislation would help communities and bicycle advocates understand why bike lanes go in certain areas.

«The city of Tamale is perhaps one of the cities in Ghana that has bicycle lanes clearly different from the main roads and pedestrian walkways and so this makes Tamale a very unique city.»

Four lanes each of opposite - direction traffic on the westbound span will continue until the eastbound span opens later this year, when each span will each have eight general traffic lane — four breakdown and emergency lanes and dedicated bus lanes — in addition to space for commuter rail when funds become available and a bicycle and walking path.

Many local politicians celebrated the completion of phase two of the Connective Corridor project which brings Syracuse University and downtown Syracuse together through new street improvements, bicycle lanes and pedestrian crossings.

Now, if I get there in 45 minutes, I'm happy because of the bus lanes, the bicycle lanes.

Suggested funding includes $ 6.8 million for street and sidewalk improvements throughout the city, including the addition of more bicycle lanes, $ 1.5 million for property demolition, $ 1.3 million for new Sanitation and Parks equipment and millions more for improvements to numerous city - owned buildings.

Infrastructure investments in new train tracks or fast - lane bicycle paths, for example, might not only reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, but also decrease costs in other areas, because less roads and parking lots have to be built.

As bicycle lanes weave past Kitsilano Beach and yoga studios in Vancouver, B.C., those lanes also flow right past the headquarters of Lululemon and the highly restricted laboratory dubbed Whitespace.

To see it like a local, rent a bicycle and roll by using one of the readily available bike lanes.

The second - generation Toyota Safety Sense system, launching in the middle of next year on certain models, adds a pre-collision system with day / night pedestrian protection and day bicycle detection function, lane - departure alert with steering assist, lane - tracing assist, road sign assist and full - range dynamic radar cruise control (except on manual transmission cars and trucks) with enhanced forward recognition and acceleration / deceleration.

Jaguar's also looking at other signals it can send its drivers to let them know of bicycles or motorcycles in their blind spots — to help cut down on «dooring» accidents — as well as features like gas pedals that vibrate when accelerating or changing lanes may cause a problem.

The Japanese brand's EyeSight system uses two stereo cameras mounted on each side of the rear - view mirror to capture precise 3D images that can distinguish cars from motorbikes, bicycles, pedestrians and lane markings.

So when I weeded the bicycle lane of Lincoln Boulevard and washed the windows at Fort Point, I truly felt like I was getting ready to play host for a party.

In 2014, the final segment of dedicated bicycle / pedestrian lanes was constructed, along with the creation of the new Fort Point Overlook.

Indeed, a lot of the fun at Bagan can be discovering the small out - of - the - way ones or just wandering the lanes and traditional villages on foot or by bicycle.

The villa's location in the traditional village of Seseh gives guests the opportunity to witness the daily rural life of the Balinese, enjoy the beauty of the rice fields, take bicycle rides down country lanes, or walks along the beach.

But whilst bicycles and carts competed with gusto against honking motorbikes, cars, trucks and buses swerving from lane to lane (some with passengers clinging on to the sides), I was amazed to see that no - one hit anybody else - nor did anyone show signs of road rage.

Located in the traditional village of Seseh, guests can absorb their rural surroundings by taking bicycle rides along country lanes or exploring the beach, where temple ceremonies are a common sight.

A network of sealed lanes, bicycle and motorbike rental, and even motorbike taxis, make it easy to get around.

Explore the rural delights of Pererenan village in the traditional Balinese style; hop on a bicycle and peddle gently through the lanes.

Of course, there's always the bicycle and with segregated bike lanes people won't have to worry about getting hit by polluting cars:

City Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker lives in the outer reaches of the city but bicycles 42 km (26 miles) each way to work at Toronto City Hall, all year round, from a part of town where there are no bike lanes.

Their planned intervention was to install bicycle lanes at the Toronto intersection where Jenna Morrison was crushed under the rear wheels of a truck, the driver of which claims he couldn't didn't see her, even though she was towing a trailer.

If these are small and light enough to qualify as a bicycle, not a motor vehicle, then they will require plenty of riding lanes and paths, as well as charging stations in and around cities, to be both street - legal and useful enough to gain traction.

More about bicycle backlash: Battle Of The Bikelanes: The Extended Version The Battle Of The Bike Lanes Is The Talk Of New York Motorists Versus Cyclists: A False War Based on a False Premise

The CDM Board at its 99th meeting here in Bonn approved a new methodology for calculating the volume of emission reductions achieved through projects that establish bicycle lanes, bicycle parking, and bicycle - sharing programmes, encouraging a shift in passenger transport modes from their usual fossil - fuel - burning traffic in favor of clean and green pedal power such as bicycles, three - wheelers or e-bikes.

High season for cycling is here, along with more riders on city streets than ever before, due to more bike lanes and an acceptance of bicycles as legitimate transportation.

So far, the city has introduced a fleet of 30 taxis as part of the city's clean transportation strategy, which also includes the construction of new bicycle lanes and 45 miles of ecological trails in and outside the city.

In recent years, together with our Brooklyn counterparts, we secured the protected bike lane over the Pulaski and the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge bike lane, Phase One and Two of the Queens Boulevard Redesign, and the beginnings of a great bicycle network surrounding Astoria Park.

Numerous studies document that protected bike lanes increase the rate of bicycling by an average of 75 percent, reduce bicycle and pedestrian injuries, relieve stress on the streets for drivers and spur economic growth in the neighborhoods where they are constructed.

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.

She oversaw major initiatives, including the launch of the Hubway bike share system and the installation of about 50 miles of bike lanes and 850 bicycle racks.

62 percent of people who live near protected lane projects would be more likely to ride a bicycle if motor vehicles and bicycles were physically separated by a barrier.»»

The Netherlands was the first nation to enact an official national bicycle policy, and the country has thousands of miles of bicycle paths and lanes.

After a protected bike lane was installed on Chicago's Kinzie Street: Bicycle ridership on increased 55 percent, according to morning rush hour counts; Forty - one percent of respondents changed their usual route to take advantage of the new lane; Bicyclists accounted for a majority of all eastbound traffic (53 percent) and more than one third (34 percent) of total street traffic during a CDOT traffic count conducted during morning rush hour in August 2011.

Revitalization is planned to expand pedestrian areas, but maintain two lanes of motor vehicle traffic, leaving no room for bicycles.

On my first ride, as I rode in an exceptionally wide bicycle lane while sipping iced coffee before entering one of many bicycle roundabouts on the UC Davis campus, it was immediately apparent why close to 25 % of people in Davis choose to commute by bike and close to 50 % of students choose to arrive at campus by bike: it's safe, it's easy and there's no reason not to.

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.

Soon an inchy - winchy portion of that will be given over to bicycles, as the southern Australian city gets it own Euro - style bike lanes.

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So, you've got two conflicting points here: one is that two - way bike lanes are correlated with stronger bicycling growth than any other type of protected bike lane in this NITC report (more research needs to be done to confirm causation, not simply correlation), and second is that on - street two - way bike lanes are considerably less safe than on - street one - way bike lanes according to numerous bicycle planning experts and authorities.