http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/21/shanghai-is-back-on-the-bicycle-bandwagon/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/21/shanghai-is-back-on-the-bicycle-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-30155 Eric Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:44:53 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/21/shanghai-is-back-on-the-bicycle-bandwagon/#comment-30155 Is there an officially stated reason as to why NYC does not implement brightly, or at least differently, colored bike lanes? Is there an officially stated reason as to why NYC does not implement brightly, or at least differently, colored bike lanes?

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/21/shanghai-is-back-on-the-bicycle-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-30132 Aaron Naparstek Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:24:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/21/shanghai-is-back-on-the-bicycle-bandwagon/#comment-30132 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/28/learning-from-a-streets-renaissance-in-hong-kong/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/28/learning-from-a-streets-renaissance-in-hong-kong/

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/21/shanghai-is-back-on-the-bicycle-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-30125 brent Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:27:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/21/shanghai-is-back-on-the-bicycle-bandwagon/#comment-30125 Since the subject is China, and I have nasty jet lag plus way too much coffee today, I will go off on a tangent- I visited Hong Kong for the first time last week and must comment on the abysmal pedestrian realm. I blame it on a massive overinvestment in pedestrian infrastructure for the benefit of the car traffic (which does move along at high speeds with surprisingly little congestion). All main vehicle thoroughfares are closed off from pedestrians with metal barriers. One can only cross the streets at corners- if you are lucky. In many cases there are enormous, confusing, ugly pedestrian bridges and tunnels. The simple act of crossing the street can mean a confounding trek through a rat maze of escalators, stairs, and nonsensical street crossings. It can literally take 15-20 minutes to go from points A to B which are only 20 meters apart. It seems to just be accepted there- I found myself the only lunatic who would jump over the sidewalk barriers and run across the street. Anyhow, I was reminded of why I break minor traffic laws as a pedestrian here at home- the laws are designed for other people and I have no respect for them. Since the subject is China, and I have nasty jet lag plus way too much coffee today, I will go off on a tangent- I visited Hong Kong for the first time last week and must comment on the abysmal pedestrian realm. I blame it on a massive overinvestment in pedestrian infrastructure for the benefit of the car traffic (which does move along at high speeds with surprisingly little congestion). All main vehicle thoroughfares are closed off from pedestrians with metal barriers. One can only cross the streets at corners- if you are lucky. In many cases there are enormous, confusing, ugly pedestrian bridges and tunnels. The simple act of crossing the street can mean a confounding trek through a rat maze of escalators, stairs, and nonsensical street crossings. It can literally take 15-20 minutes to go from points A to B which are only 20 meters apart. It seems to just be accepted there- I found myself the only lunatic who would jump over the sidewalk barriers and run across the street. Anyhow, I was reminded of why I break minor traffic laws as a pedestrian here at home- the laws are designed for other people and I have no respect for them.

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