http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/27/want-separated-lanes-on-chrystie-street-tonights-your-night/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/27/want-separated-lanes-on-chrystie-street-tonights-your-night/comment-page-1/#comment-50928 Urbanis Wed, 28 May 2008 16:30:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/27/want-separated-lanes-on-chrystie-street-tonights-your-night/#comment-50928 How did it go? How did it go?

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/27/want-separated-lanes-on-chrystie-street-tonights-your-night/comment-page-1/#comment-50881 Jacob Tue, 27 May 2008 21:07:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/27/want-separated-lanes-on-chrystie-street-tonights-your-night/#comment-50881 If you want concrete North American examples of successful inexpensive cycle tracks, look no further than Montreal. Rue Rachel E has a two-way cycle track on a one-way street. They simply moved the parking lane out ten feet and striped a 2-way bicycle lane. The issues that AASHTO has with conflicts at intersection are accommodated by removing one parking space on each side of intersections (daylighting). There were no additional phases installed at intersection. No complicated extra bike signals. No new curbs. The cost is very minimal (paint mainly), and the effects are incredible. The Christie Street plan already call for a large removal of parking spaces. Why not use that parking instead to protect cyclists? If you want concrete North American examples of successful inexpensive cycle tracks, look no further than Montreal. Rue Rachel E has a two-way cycle track on a one-way street. They simply moved the parking lane out ten feet and striped a 2-way bicycle lane. The issues that AASHTO has with conflicts at intersection are accommodated by removing one parking space on each side of intersections (daylighting). There were no additional phases installed at intersection. No complicated extra bike signals. No new curbs. The cost is very minimal (paint mainly), and the effects are incredible. The Christie Street plan already call for a large removal of parking spaces. Why not use that parking instead to protect cyclists?

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