Posts tagged Bike Boulevards
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Here’s a handy guide to different types of bikeways
As urban cycling becomes more common, new terms are entering the lexicon that people may not be completely familiar with. Here is a guide to the most common types of urban bikeways. Keep reading…
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Meet the oasis greenway: An all-in-one street, bikeway, parking lot, and park
Oasis greenways are shared streets that cars, bikes, and pedestrians all use at the same time, at low speed. Like woonerfs, but with a park element. Keep reading…
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What do you think of these bike plans for Columbia Pike?
Columbia Pike is one of Arlington’s least bike-friendly corridors— there aren’t any bike lanes, traffic is heavy, and the bike boulevards on parallel streets are disjointed and disconnected. The good news it that there’s a plan to make the Pike a better place to bike. The bad? It isn’t exactly going to win any awards. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Justice for all
Legal fees; Pay for safety; 16th St bus lane; Outsource MetroAccess?; Mix up on WMATA board; A dying art?; Getting ahead, falling behind; Slow riding is good riding?. Keep reading…
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Check out Alexandria’s efforts to make crossing a busy street on a bike safer
Sometimes called “bike crossings,” intersection crossing markings that both tell cyclists where the safest place to cross a street and remind drivers to watch out for cyclists may be coming to Alexandria. Would what’s planned for Alexandria make cyclists safer? Keep reading…
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To create safer bike routes, Alexandria can learn from other cities
Bike boulevards are an excellent way to keep roads safe for everyone. It’s possible they’ll come to Alexandria, but before that happens, planners should take note of what’s worked and what hasn’t elsewhere. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Political shake-up
Beyer wins in the 8th; Cantor’s swan song; Carol Schwartz returns; Bowser would keep Henderson; When will Maryland Avenue get safer?; Four alternatives for North-South streetcar; Traffic? What traffic?; CaBi helped bike businesses; And…. Keep reading…
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Signs of bike boulevards pop up in Arlington
In 2013, Arlington began installing bike boulevards on the streets a block north and south paralleling Columbia Pike. The bike boulevards offer cyclists an alternative to Columbia Pike itself, which will one day have streetcar tracks. Keep reading…
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Montgomery’s fake cul-de-sacs don’t solve traffic woes
Concerned about through traffic, many neighborhoods in Montgomery County have closed off their once-connected streets. But the costs of a quiet street might outweigh the benefits. Montgomery County neighborhoods, like many in North America, generally fall into two categories: those with cul-de-sacs, and those without. Before World War II, and for a little while afterwards,… Keep reading…
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Guide to bikeway typology
As urban cycling becomes more common, new terms are entering the lexicon that people may not be completely familiar with. Here is a guide to the most common types of urban bikeways. There are seven basic types of bicycle travelways. In increasing order of separation quality, they are: Image from Google Street View.Mixed traffic Mixed traffic bikeways are simply regular… Keep reading…